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Definition of Decouple
1. Verb. Disconnect or separate. "Uncouple the hounds"
2. Verb. Regard as unconnected. "Decouple our foreign policy from ideology"
Generic synonyms: Differentiate, Distinguish, Secern, Secernate, Separate, Severalise, Severalize, Tell, Tell Apart
Antonyms: Associate
Derivative terms: Dissociation, Dissociation, Dissociative
3. Verb. Eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive).
Generic synonyms: Do Away With, Eliminate, Extinguish, Get Rid Of
4. Verb. Reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another).
Generic synonyms: Do Away With, Eliminate, Extinguish, Get Rid Of
Definition of Decouple
1. Verb. (transitive) to unlink; to take apart ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decouple
1. to disconnect [v -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] - See also: disconnect
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decouple
Literary usage of Decouple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Digest of the Laws of England by John Comyns, Anthony Hammond (1822)
"... &c. and ne unques decouple, &c. cannot be pleaded in dower. 2 Blk. 1157. ...
So, the tenant may plead ne unques decouple in lawful matrimony. Co. ..."
2. Energy Policies of Iea Countries by International Energy Agency (2002)
"Changes after 1995 are particularly significant for understanding if Germany has
managed to decouple emissions trends from GDP. GDP growth between 1995 and ..."
3. Sdi: A View From Europe by Robert C. Hughes (1995)
"From the late 1950s, Europeans have worried that the United States would tire of
its extended deterrence obligations and look for ways to decouple itself ..."
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