decouple

[ dee-kuhp-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, de·cou·pled, de·cou·pling.

1. to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent; uncouple.
2. to absorb the shock of (a nuclear explosion):

   a surrounding mass of earth and rock can decouple a nuclear blast.

3. Electronics. to loosen or eliminate the coupling of (a signal between two circuits).

verb (used without object)

, de·cou·pled, de·cou·pling.

1. to separate or diverge from an existing connection; uncouple.

decouple

/ ˌdiːˈkʌpəl /

verb

1. tr to separate (joined or coupled subsystems) thereby enabling them to exist and operate separately

Other Words From

• de·coupler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of decouple¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; de- + couple

Example Sentences

This model effectively captured intensity variations from different scanning parameters and identified complex correlations with abnormality types by decoupling spatial features from each MRI sequence, leading to high classification accuracy.

From Science Daily

Trump threatened to impose massive trade tariffs on Chinese goods coming into the US, and he may push Europe to decouple more from China’s economy.

From BBC

Given the fraught political environment, Strong strains to frame his approach to the character as a historian might, decoupling understanding from endorsement.

From Los Angeles Times

Pushing for more, and more prominent prisoner releases might be one avenue to pursue, in any attempt to "decouple" Minsk from Moscow.

From BBC

More recently, he says, "we've seen that demand has increased less than GDP. What we're seeing is a decoupling of energy intensity from the economy".

From BBC