Associate and Detach

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Associate verb - To come together to form a single unit.

Usage example: the elements hydrogen and oxygen associate to form molecules of water

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Detach is an antonym for associate in topics: connect, connect in the mind.

Detach verb - Cause to become detached or separated; take off.

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Associate is an antonym for detach in disconnect topic.

Nearby Words: detached, detachment, detaching, detachable, detacher

sort	associate sort	detach sort
characters	associate characters	detach characters

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