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de·cou·ple
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əl
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dee-
kuhp
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uh
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verb,
de·cou·pled,
de·cou·pling.
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.
Origin:
1595–1605;
de-
+
couple
Related forms
de·cou·pler,
noun
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decouple
(ˌdiːˈkʌp
ə
l)
—
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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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It will also
decouple
its cost from the cost of fossil fuels.
Once dark energy comes in, then destiny and geometry
decouple
.
It's time to
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budget reform and the debt limit.
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