delink
Break the association
To delink is to sever a connection between things previously linked.
The term appears in policy and technical contexts: The government sought to delink oil prices from the dollar.
In computing, delinking removes a hyperlink or breaks a connection between files.
The word emphasizes deliberate separation of things that had been joined.
Cut apart completely
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
- disassociateSever connection with
- disentangleFree from snarls
dissociate · decouple · detach · unhook · disjoin · unfasten · unhitch · unyoke
Remove official controls
- privatizeTransfer to non-government ownership
- unpegRemove a fastener
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- liberalizeReduce restrictions on
decentralize · unbundle · restructure · reform · disinvest · divest · separate · autonomy
Without payment or restriction
- releaseTo let go
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- unchainRemove restraining links
unfetter · extricate · liberate · disengage · disentangle · disburden · disencumber · untie
sever
Cut apart completely
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
- disassociateSever connection with
disentangle · dissociate · decouple · detach · unhook · disjoin · unfasten · unhitch · unyoke · unlatch
deregulate
Remove official controls
liberalize · decentralize · unbundle · restructure · reform · disinvest · divest · separate · autonomy · independence
free
Without payment or restriction
- releaseTo let go
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- unshackleRemove bonds from
unchain · unfetter · extricate · liberate · disengage · disentangle · disburden · disencumber · untie · loosen
delete
Remove or erase
purge · cancel · revoke · annul · retract · repeal · nullify · obliterate · efface · excise