Disconnect
(verb)
- Separate or break the connection of (something) from something else.
- Cause (something) to stop being connected or joined to something else.
- Cause (something) to stop working or functioning.
- Terminate (a call, conversation, etc.) abruptly or unexpectedly.
Origin:
Late 17th century (in the sense "disunite"): from dis- (expressing reversal) + connect.
Examples:
- He disconnected the phone from the wall.
- She disconnected the computer from the internet.
- The power was disconnected to the building.
- He disconnected the call without saying goodbye.
- The two parts were disconnected and couldn't be reconnected.