/dɪ'səʊʃɪeɪt; dɪ`soʃɪ,et/
(also disassociate / 9dIsE5sEUFIeIt; 9dIsE`soFI9Et/) v [Tn.pr]
1 ~ sb/sth from sth separate (people or things) in one's thoughts or feelings （在思想或感情方面）将（人或事物）分开
*dissociate two ideas/one idea from another 把两个概念[一个概念与另一个概念]分开
* You cannot dissociate the Government's actions from the policies which underlie them. 不能把政府的措施同作为其根据的政策割裂开.
2 ~ oneself from sb/sth say that one does not agree with or support sb/sth 声言不赞成或不支持某人[某事物]
*I wish to dissociate myself from those views. 我想表明我本人是不赞成那些观点的.

v [T]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: dissociare, from sociare 'to join']
to do or say something to show that you do not agree with the views or actions of someone with whom you had a connection
dissociate yourself from sth
　I wish to dissociate myself from Mr Irvine's remarks.
technical to regard two things or people as separate and not connected to each other
≠ associate
>dissociation [dɪ,səuʃi'eɪʃən -si'eɪ- (US) -,sou-/