uncouple
verb (used with object)
to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go.
uncoupled
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past participleof uncouple.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof uncouple.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
uncoupleverb (used with object)to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go.
Example Sentences
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Levanon has a theory about why the payoffs for advanced degrees have uncoupled: “More degrees chasing fewer of the positions those degrees were meant to unlock.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
However, when the two processes are uncoupled, the result is disease.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024
Formerly reliable sources of information like seasonal changes in daylight can lose its utility as they become uncoupled.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2023
As part of the Kelly Plan, football would be uncoupled from all other sports at every school to mitigate all those unnecessary airline miles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
If the combination becomes uncoupled, the means is lost for providing usable energy.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
