Dissociate vs Detach - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between dissociate and detach

is that dissociate is to make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate while detach is to take apart from; to take off.

To make unrelated; to sever a connection; to separate.

A number of group members wish to dissociate themselves from the majority.

To part; to stop associating.

After the big fight, the gang totally dissociated from each other.

(chemistry) To separate compounds into simpler component parts, usually by applying heat or through electrolysis.

We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating

(chemistry) To undergo dissociation.

(psychology) To undergo dissociation.

Gerald checked himself into the hospital because he was dissociating .

* associate

* dissociation * dissociative

(es)

To take apart from; to take off.

to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment

(military) To separate for a special object or use.

to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment

* attach

* detachable * detachment