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disconnect

 
/ˌdɪskəˈnekt/ verb

Definition

to separate a machine from the electricity supply or from another machine: Switch off the PC before disconnecting it from the power supply.
(Definition of disconnect verb from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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