decouple
Use Decouple in a sentence
əl verb (used with object)
1.
to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent; uncouple.
2.
to absorb the shock of (a nuclear explosion): a surrounding mass of earth and rock can decouple a nuclear blast.
3.
Electronics. to loosen or eliminate the coupling of (a signal between two circuits).
verb (used without object)
4.
to separate or diverge from an existing connection; uncouple.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to separate (joined or coupled subsystems) thereby enabling them to exist and operate separately | |
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Word Origin & History
decouple
c.1600, from Fr. découpler "to uncouple." Related: Decoupling (1931).
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