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to decouple

to decouple

4 6.7
Disconnect parts that were joined so they work independently
  • verb
  • /dɪˈkʌpəl/
translation icon : desconectar
  • To improve safety, the engineer decided to decouple the two systems that were previously linked.

You have CNN, you have HBO, which as of now is decoupling further still from the rest of Max.

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Examples

  • It is important to decouple personal feelings from professional judgments in the workplace.

  • The team worked hard to decouple the tasks, allowing each member to focus on their individual responsibilities.

  • And you have to find a way to kind of decouple money from public health or from any of of the other agencies.

  • So no, the answer to that is no on the, you know, on the other issue, which is should people decouple their finances?

  • If you can decouple reasoning and facts and end up with much smaller models that can reason really well.

  • And history has been decoupled from traditional ideas of what we should learn about the past.

  • How I wish health care coverage would be decoupled from employment.

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  • So now we're going to decouple the heat sink from the PCB front side.

  • In other words, there is a powerful role for the political system in decoupling migration and security.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Or do we just let current trends continue and have communities decoupled from the global network?

    Blog text (14)

Synonyms

to split
vsto decouple
575 2.3

End a relationship or go separate ways

is about removing links rather than dividing something into parts
to separate
vsto decouple
481 2.9

To move apart or stop being together

is the act of disconnecting joined things specifically rather than general moving apart
to disconnect
vsto decouple
161 3.5

To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power

is the broader idea of separating joined things rather than only cutting supply
to disengage
vsto decouple
82 5.3

To stop being part of or connected to something

is the act of separating linked items rather than freeing involvement
to detach
vsto decouple
16 4.0

To come apart from something it is connected to

is an intentional separation of linked things rather than accidental detachment
to disassociate
vsto decouple
16 7.0

To end a connection with a person, group, or idea

refers to separating linked things rather than ending social or conceptual ties
to uncouple
vsto decouple
5 5.3

To disconnect two things that are joined, often machine parts

is the general act of separating linked things, not only mechanical
to unlink
vsto decouple
3 3.7

To remove a connection between accounts, files, or devices

is the general separation of linked things beyond digital associations
to disjoin
vsto decouple
1 7.4

Separate things that are attached to each other

is the general idea of breaking links without focusing on the action
to untether
vsto decouple
1 6.6

To release something that is tied or fastened so it can move away

is the general act of unlinking items, not only by removing ties
to unattach
vsto decouple
1 6.1

To separate something from what it is connected to

is the broader idea of separating joined items, not only physical attachment
to disjoint
vsto decouple
1 7.0

To separate parts so they are no longer connected

is the plain separation of linked items rather than structural change

Antonyms

459 2.5

To join or fasten one thing to another so they stay together

278 1.1

Join two things so they form one piece

How Connected

to attach
459 2.5
to connect
278 1.1
to loosen
88 1.0
to decouple
4 6.7
to disconnect
161 3.5
to isolate
256 4.2

Surface Forms

decouple infinitive
decoupled past
decoupled past participle
decoupling present participle
decouples third person singular

Morphology

decouple = couple (transparent) = de + couple

This is a straightforward reversal of 'couple', meaning to separate things that have been joined.

Etymology

Decouple comes from the parts de- meaning 'remove' and couple meaning 'pair' or 'join', so it literally means to 'un-join' things. That's why to decouple two systems is to disconnect or separate them so they no longer depend on each other.