decouple vs excise

decouple

verb
  • To unlink; to take or come apart. 

  • To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground. 

excise

verb
  • To cut out; to remove. 

  • To impose an excise tax on something. 

noun
  • A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). 

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