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verb
To unlink; to take apart or come apart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Synonyms: uncouple, unpair, dispair
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, disassociate, disjoin, disunite
verb
To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
verb
eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
verb
regard as unconnected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dissociate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
verb
disconnect or separate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: uncouple
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disconnect
History
From Middle French découpler. By surface analysis, de- + couple.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
