What part of speech is dissociate?

Dissociate can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dissociate is a verb, present, 1st person singular of dissociate (infinitive).
  • 2. dissociate is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does dissociate mean?

Definitions

Verb

dissociate - to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"
dissociate - part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
dissociate - regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"

Examples of dissociate

#   Sentence  
1. verb Acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions.
2. verb You must dissociate these two events!
3. verb Because of my post-traumatic stress disorder, I tend to dissociate when faced with a stressful situation.
4. verb Without any healthy coping mechanisms it is possible that a patient will begin to dissociate pathologically.
5. verb Being a psychoactive agent, a hallucinogen can cause you to dissociate.
6. verb Because of my PTSD, I tend to dissociate when faced with a stressful situation.
Sentence  
verb
Acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions.
You must dissociate these two events!
Because of my post-traumatic stress disorder, I tend to dissociate when faced with a stressful situation.
Without any healthy coping mechanisms it is possible that a patient will begin to dissociate pathologically.
Being a psychoactive agent, a hallucinogen can cause you to dissociate.
Because of my PTSD, I tend to dissociate when faced with a stressful situation.

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