uncouples
Breaks the link
Uncouples means disconnects or separates things that were joined.
Railroad cars are uncoupled from a locomotive.
A trailer uncouples from a truck.
The word extends to abstractions: The Fed's policy uncouples interest rates from inflation expectations.
In biology, uncoupling describes breaking the link between cellular processes that normally work together.
To break a connection
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- unlinkSever a connection
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- disengageBreak free from attachment
unclip · unbolt · unlatch · unpin · unplug · unhitch · disjoin · release
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unhitchDisconnect from towing
- shuntDivert from main course
- sidingExterior wall covering
boxcar · freight · locomotive · consist · hitch · railyard · switchyard · caboose
State of being apart
- splitSeparation into parts
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
breakup · parting · disunion · alienation · irreconcilable · custody · settlement · mediation
disconnect
To break a connection
disengage · unclip · unbolt · unlatch · unpin · unplug · unhitch · disjoin · release · free
detach
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unhitchDisconnect from towing
- shuntDivert from main course
siding · boxcar · freight · locomotive · consist · hitch · railyard · switchyard · caboose
separation
State of being apart
- splitSeparation into parts
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- annulmentDeclared void from start
estrangement · breakup · parting · disunion · alienation · irreconcilable · custody · settlement · mediation · cohabitation
- conscious uncouplingIntentionally peaceful marital dissolution