Synonyms for dissociate

Verb

1. disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint, separate, part, split up, split, break, break up

usage: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"

2. decouple, dissociate, distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

usage: regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"

3. dissociate, decompose, break up, break down

usage: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"