transitive verb. To reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another).

transitive verb. To decrease or eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosion) by having it take place underground.

transitive verb. To separate or detach.

verb. to unlink; to take apart

verb. regard as unconnected

verb. disconnect or separate

verb. reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)

verb. eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)

"It seems likely that gold and silver prices will decouple from the official spot price as this crisis unfolds."

differentiate  disconnect  distinguish  do away with  eliminate  

couple  quintuple  supple  uncouple  

decoupled  decouples  decoupling