Dissociating

What does DISSOCIATING mean?

Dissociating is a form of DISSOCIATE.

1. verb

   part; cease or break association with

   “She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president”

2. verb

   regard as unconnected

   “you must dissociate these two events!”

3. verb

   to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms

   “acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.