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un·cou·ple (-kup′əl)

transitive verb uncoupled -·pled, uncoupling -·pling

  1. to release (dogs) from being leashed together in couples
  2. to unfasten (things coupled); disconnect

intransitive verb

to become unfastened

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uncouple Synonyms

uncouple

v.

disconnect, sever, sunder, divorce; see divide 1, separate 2.


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uncouple Usage Examples

Object

  • wagon: He then urged his fireman James Nightall, to get down and uncouple this wagon from the rest.

Modifying Another Word

  • constantly: Part of my job is to constantly uncouple these assumptions.
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