dissociate


dissociate (http://definr.com/dissociate)

     v 1: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated
          herself from the organization when she found out the
          identity of the president" [syn: disassociate, divorce,
           disunite, disjoint]
     2: regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two
        events!" [ant: associate]
     3: (chemistry) to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown
        of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids
        dissociate to give hydrogen ions"