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   detach

   /dɪˈtatʃ/

   verb

   • 1. disengage (something or part of something) and remove it: "he detached the front lamp from its bracket" Similar unfastendisconnectdisengagepartseparateuncoupleremovelooseloosenuntieunhitchundounhookunbuttonunzipunclickfreeseverpull offcut offclip offhack offchop offprune offnip offtear offbreak offstrip offdisuniterare:disjoinOpposite attach
   • ▪ be easily removable: "the screen detaches from the keyboard"
   • 2. leave or separate oneself from (a group or place): "a figure in brown detached itself from the shadows" Similar freeseparatesegregatemove awaywalk awaymove offsplit offleaveabandondissociatedivorcealienateseparatesegregateisolatecut offdelinkbreak awaybecome estrangeddisaffiliatedefectleavequitwithdraw fromsecede frombreak withpart company withsever connections withbreak off relations withreach a parting of the waysinformal:bust upOpposite joinassociatejoin
   • 3. (of a group of soldiers or ships) be sent on a separate mission: "our crew were detached to Tabuk for the exercise"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘discharge a gun’): from French détacher, earlier destacher, from des- (expressing reversal) + attacher ‘attach’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › detachDetach Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   • Cached

   The meaning of DETACH is to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage. How to use detach in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDETACH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • Cached

   DETACH definition: 1. to separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to: 2. to separate or…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › detachDETACH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   • Cached

   verb. to disengage and separate or remove, as by pulling; unfasten; disconnect. military to separate (a small unit) from a larger, esp for a special assignment.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDETACH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   • Cached

   If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it. Detach the white part of the application form and keep it.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › detachDETACH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   • Cached

   DETACH meaning: 1. to separate or remove something from something else that it is connected to: 2. to separate or…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › detachDetach - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of detach. verb. cause to become detached or separated; take off. “ detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it”. see more. verb. come to be detached. “His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery”. synonyms: come away, come off.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › detachDetach - definition of detach by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect: detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat. 2. To remove from association or union with something: detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group. 3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.