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decouple Definition

de·cou·ple (dē kup′'l)

transitive verb decoupled -·pled, decoupling -·pling

  1. to take apart; separate
  2. to disconnect (devices, systems, etc.) to decouple electric circuits
decouple Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: At time of writing, both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland will fully decouple from the 1st of January 2005.

Object

  • payment: Most important of all was the decision to decouple subsidy payments from production.
  • growth: We need to move quickly to decouple the growth in CO 2 emissions from economic growth.
  • application: In driving interoperability we seek to decouple the applications and devices from the content and online services.
  • world: A central RSF design goal is to decouple the world of ( HTML ) designers from that of coders.
  • generation: A primary goal is to decouple waste generation from economic activity.