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decouple

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de⋅cou⋅ple

  [dee-kuhp-uhl] verb, -pled, -pling.
Use decouple in a Sentence
–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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de·cou·ple   (dē-kŭp'əl)   
tr.v.   de·cou·pled, de·cou·pling, de·cou·ples

  1. Electronics To reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another).

  2. Physics To decrease or eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosion) by having it take place underground.

  3. To separate or detach: "There's not the slightest possibility that America would be decoupled from Europe by the pursuit of this vital initiative" (Caspar W. Weinberger).

de·cou'pler n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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