Decouple

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To unlink; to take apart or come apart. ambitransitive

    "radiation decoupled from matter"

  2. 2
    reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another) wordnet
  3. 3
    To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground. transitive

    "Smaller explosions and decoupled tests would be permitted. Further, the United States proposed that the three powers should start intensive research on the improvement of methods for detection and identification of underground explosions […]"

  4. 4
    eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive) wordnet
  5. 5
    regard as unconnected wordnet
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  1. 6
    disconnect or separate wordnet

Synonyms

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uncouple;disconnectdispairdissociateuncouple

Antonyms

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attach

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"radiation decoupled from matter"

Etymology

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

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