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decoupleto disconnect or separate two things that were previously linked or connected

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to disconnect or separate two things that were previously linked or connected

Pronunciation (IPA): /diˈkʌpəl/

Korean meaning: 연결되어 있던 두 것을 분리하다, 분리시키다

Korean pronunciation: 디**커**플

Example Sentences

  • My phone battery decided to decouple itself from reality and died during my important presentation.
  • The government aims to decouple environmental protection from economic development.
  • She tried to decouple her emotions from her work, but ended up crying over spreadsheets.

decouple

VERB

//diˈkʌpəl//

to disconnect or separate two things that were previously linked or connected

decouple concept
💡 Concept

to disconnect or separate two things that were previously linked or connected

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decouple rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Once a couple shared an apple, now they decouple with half each

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/diˈkʌpəl/
🇬🇧 UK/diˈkʌpəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootcouple

Origin

접두사 'de-'(분리)와 'couple'(연결하다)이 합쳐진 단어로, 원래 연결된 것을 떼어내는 의미를 가지게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

couplesuppleapple
couple
supple
apple

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My phone battery decided to decouple itself from reality and died during my important presentation.

The government aims to decouple environmental protection from economic development.

😄 Fun example

She tried to decouple her emotions from her work, but ended up crying over spreadsheets.

The software update will decouple the user interface from the database.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

disconnectseparatedetachunlinkisolate

Antonyms

coupleconnectlink

Related

divorcesplitpartitionsegregate