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" |
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Related terms: | relate associate distinguish dissociation | |
3. | [ verb ] disconnect or separate | |
Synonyms: | uncouple | |
Examples: | "uncouple the hounds" |
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Related terms: | couple disconnect | |
4. | [ verb ] reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) | |
Related terms: | eliminate electronics | |