decouple
[dee-kuhp-uh l]
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verb (used with object), de·cou·pled, de·cou·pling.
to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent; uncouple.
to absorb the shock of (a nuclear explosion): a surrounding mass of earth and rock can decouple a nuclear blast.
Electronics. to loosen or eliminate the coupling of (a signal between two circuits).
verb (used without object), de·cou·pled, de·cou·pling.
to separate or diverge from an existing connection; uncouple.
Nearby words
- decorously,
- decorticate,
- decortication,
- decorum,
- decoupage,
- decoupling,
- decoy,
- decrease,
- decreasing,
- decreasing term insurance
Origin of decouple
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Examples from the Web for decoupling
Nor did the president comment on the decoupling of reproduction from marriage, and its relationship to poverty.
The result is a decoupling of federal and provincial systems.
So much for so called "decoupling" theories that they could carry on regardless, even as the West went to hell in a handcart.
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decouple
c.1600, from French découpler "to uncouple," from de- (see de-) + coupler (Old French copler; see couple (v.)). Related: Decoupled; decoupling.
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