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decouple (iou)



decouple verb. E17.
[Orig. from French decoupler; later from DE- 3 + COUPLE verb.]
verb trans. Uncouple. rare in lit. sense. E17.
verb trans. Make separate or independent (from); esp. in Physics, make the coupling between oscillators, systems, etc. so weak that there is little transfer of energy between them. M20.
Times If we want to bring interest rates down we have to decouple the pound from the dollar.
verb intrans. Become decoupled; esp. in Physics, cease to interact (so that thermal equilibrium is no longer maintained), become differentiated. M20.