decouple meaning and definition

DECOUPLE verb

Definition of decouple (verb)

1. disconnect or separate
   • "uncouple the hounds"
   • synonyms: uncouple
   • antonym: couple
2. regard as unconnected
   • "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"
   • synonyms: dissociate
   • antonym: associate
3. eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
4. reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)