delinks

Removes the association

To delink is to remove a connection or association between things.

In digital contexts, it means removing a hyperlink or severing a connection between accounts or data: I delinked my Instagram from Facebook.

More broadly, it can mean separating concepts or policies that were previously tied together: The proposal delinks healthcare coverage from employment.

digital

disconnects

Breaks a connection

severs · hyperlinks · URLs · references · breaks · unbinds · disassociates · webpages · anchors · redirects

social

disconnects

Breaks a connection

unfriends · unfollows · blocks · removes · contacts · networks · affiliations · memberships · associations · ties

technical

decouples

Ends a dependency

detaches · dependencies · modules · components · libraries · references · objects · nodes · databases · tables

Opposites
connection/attachment

delinkslinks

Things that connect

connects · attaches · joins · couples · associates

digital/hypertext context

delinkslinks

Things that connect

hyperlinks · embeds · cross-references · connects · references

Family

delinked, delink, delinking

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