1. (

• uncouple ,
• decouple

) disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds" ;

2. (

• decouple ,
• dissociate

) regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" ;

3. (

• decouple ,

) eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive) ;

4. (

• decouple

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