decouple

UK: /diːˈkʌp^əl/ US: (dē kup′əl)

Inflections of 'decouple' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

decouples

v 3rd person singular

decoupling

v pres p

decoupled

v past

decoupled

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•cou•ple  (dē kup′əl), v., -pled, -pling. 
v.t. 

1. to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent;
   uncouple.
2. Physics to absorb the shock of (a nuclear explosion):
   a surrounding mass of earth and rock can decouple a nuclear blast.
3. Electronics to loosen or eliminate the coupling of (a signal between two circuits).

v.i. 

4. to separate or diverge from an existing connection;
   uncouple.

• de- + couple 1595–1605

de•cou′pler, n.