Verb
To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete substance.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI am one of the writers who wish to create serious works of literature which dissociate themselves from those novels which are mere reflections of the vast consumer cultures of Tokyo and the subcultures of the world at large. Kenzaburō Ōe
The social group which the city represents is so strong that it draws men into sin which is hardly personal to them, but from which they cannot dissociate themselves even if they so desire. Individual virtues are engulfed by the sin of the city. Jacques Ellul
When I speak of 'negative dialectics' not the least important reason for doing so is my desire to dissociate myself from this fetishization of the positive. Theodor Adorno
To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system. Tariq Ali
you must dissociate these two events! Source: Internet
decouple our foreign policy from ideology Source: Internet