decouple
1. [ verb ] eliminate airborne shockwaves from (an explosive)
Related terms: eliminate physics
2. [ verb ] regard as unconnected
Synonyms: dissociate
Examples:

"you must dissociate these two events!" "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"

Related terms: relate associate distinguish dissociation
3. [ verb ] disconnect or separate
Synonyms: uncouple
Examples:

"uncouple the hounds"

Related terms: couple disconnect
4. [ verb ] reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
Related terms: eliminate electronics