Pronunciation: (di-sō'shē-āt", -sē-), [key]
—v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
2. to subject to dissociation.
1. to withdraw from association.
2. to undergo dissociation.
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