dissociate vs tell apart

dissociate and tell apart both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissociate	No	No	Yes	No
tell apart	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tell apart is a hypernym of dissociate; that is, tell apart is a word with a broader meaning than dissociate:

Other hypernyms of dissociate include differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell.

dissociate (verb)	tell apart (verb)
to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms	mark as different
regard as unconnected	detect with the senses
part; cease or break association with