uncouple
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Definition of uncouple
1 : to release (dogs) from a pair of joined collars
2 : detach, disconnect uncouple railroad cars
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Synonyms
break up, decouple, disassociate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, part, ramify, resolve, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink, unyoke
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His coalition has made little effort to uncouple its political and military identities, and that has earned it a scolding from Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani. — Washington Post, "Iraqi election seen as a contest between Iran’s challenger and America’s incumbent," 11 May 2018 My roommates, a couple probably/hopefully in the process of uncoupling, spend most of their free hours adding to the noise levels by playing the sort of music that is like a prolonged moan, or maybe a whale dying, while yelling at each other. — Greta Moran, The Cut, "The Intimacy of Socializing in Silence," 29 Mar. 2018 After that consciously uncoupling business, she is now engaged to a behind-the-scenes mogul, TV producer Brad Falchuk. — Karen Helle, chicagotribune.com, "Go ahead, hate Goop; Gwyneth Paltrow is having the last laugh," 14 June 2018 Paltrow shares son Moses Bruce Anthony, 12, and daughter Apple Blythe Alison, 14, with her consciously uncoupled-from ex-husband Chris Martin. — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, "Gwyneth Paltrow Says She and Fiancé Brad Falchuk Don't Want Any More Kids," 23 May 2018 Can gun culture be similarly uncoupled from Americana? — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, "Can Americans ditch guns the way we ditched cigarettes?," 21 May 2018 This week, it will be fully uncoupled from the civic realm, sold off to the highest bidder. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "This Miró masterpiece will be sold to the highest bidder. It belongs in a museum instead," 15 May 2018 According to a 2009 Science study, the cramped form uncouples the jockey’s movements from that of their steed and keeps the rider steady. — Lacy Schley, Discover Magazine, "Digging Into Derby Day," 8 May 2018 Unwilling to pacify investors by inflicting austerity on voters, President Richard Nixon uncoupled the dollar from gold, ending the Bretton Woods agreement. — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, "Is Capitalism a Threat to Democracy?," 7 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'uncouple.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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uncouple
verb
English Language Learners Definition of uncouple
: to separate or disconnect (something) from something else
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