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decouple

de·couple

UK/diːˈkʌpəɫ/ US/diːˈkʊpəɫ/ uncommon

verb

1.

disconnect or separate

  • “uncouple the hounds”
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2.

regard as unconnected

  • “you must dissociate these two events!”
  • “decouple our foreign policy from ideology”
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3.

eliminate airborne shockwaves from (an explosive)

4.

reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)

Origin

From Middle French découpler. By surface analysis, de- + couple.

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