Definition of "dissociating" [dissociating]

• Present participle of dissociate. (verb)

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• "In the haste of an unreasoning impulse, she went to Medland's house, full of the idea of dissociating herself from what had been done, only dimly conscious of difficulties which, if they existed, she was yet resolute to sweep away."
• "The molecular fragments were analytically sorted out so that a statistical conclusion could be made with regard to the kind of dissociating energy that would be needed for breaking down the original molecules into the fractional components and isotopes thus obtained."
• "Two years ago, the Forest Stewardship council, a certifying body for eco-timber run jointly by environmental groups and the timber industry, took the unusual step of "dissociating" itself from some of APP's activities"