disconnect

Universal Words 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.