decouple meaning

decouple as a verb

1. disconnect or separate
   • uncouple the hounds

   Synonyms: uncouple

   Type of: disconnect

2. regard as unconnected
   • you must dissociate these two events!
   • decouple our foreign policy from ideology

   Synonyms: dissociate

   Type of: distinguish

3. eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)

   Type of: extinguish

4. reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)

   Type of: extinguish

decouple in a sentence

• The locomotive was decoupled from the railway carriages.
• Two carriages need to be decoupled.

How to pronounce decouple

decouple is pronounced /diˈkʌpəl/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with decouple

• supple
• uncouple