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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’.

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   What does detach mean?

   • : to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage : disengage, withdraw Detach the upper part of the form and return it with your payment. During the accident the trailer was detached from the car. The brush detaches from the vacuum cleaner for easy cleaning.

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   What does it mean if something detaches from another?

   • If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it. Detach the white part of the application form and keep it. 2 meanings: 1. to disengage and separate or remove, as by pulling; unfasten; disconnect 2. military to separate (a small unit)....

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   What does detachment mean?

   • 1. the state of not being influenced by emotion or prejudice. 2. the act of detaching. 3. a group ( especially of soldiers). A detachment was sent to guard the supplies. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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   What is a detaché technique?

   • The term "detaché" already suggests it: this technique produces notes that are audibly "detached" from each other. When playing detaché, the player performs a bow change with every note - this means alternating up- and down bows. It's the technique you see people gesturing when they're playing charade and are trying to say "violin".

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   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.

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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.

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    Detach means to separate or unfasten something from something else, or to remove from association or union. See different sources, synonyms, translations and usage examples of the verb detach.