verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (from sth) to remove a piece of equipment from a supply of gas, water or electricity:
First, disconnect the boiler from the water mains. * It was the family's decision to disconnect her from the life-support machine.
2 [usuallypassive] to officially stop the supply of telephone lines, water, electricity or gas to a building:
You may be disconnected if you do not pay the bill.
3 ~ sth (from sth) to separate sth from sth:
The ski had become disconnected from the boot.
4 [usuallypassive] to break the contact between two people who are talking on the telephone:
We were suddenly disconnected.
OPPCONNECT
disconnection noun [U,C]:
Customer disconnections have fallen by 30% over the past year.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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