unlink

US: (un lingk′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•link  (un lingk′), v.t. 

1. to separate the links of (a chain, linked bracelet, watchband, etc.);
   unfasten.
2. to detach or separate by or as if by undoing one or more connecting links:
   to unlink hands.

v.i. 

3. to become detached.

• un-² + link¹ 1590–1600