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Definition of Detach
1. Verb. Cause to become detached or separated; take off. "Detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
Specialized synonyms: Break, Break Off, Snap Off, Unbind, Unhook
Generic synonyms: Disconnect
Antonyms: Attach
Derivative terms: Detachment
Generic synonyms: Disconnect
Antonyms: Attach
Derivative terms: Detachment
2. Verb. Separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment. "Detach a regiment"
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Divide, Separate
Derivative terms: Detachment
Generic synonyms: Divide, Separate
Derivative terms: Detachment
3. Verb. Come to be detached. "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
Exact synonyms: Come Away, Come Off
Specialized synonyms: Blow Off, Chop Off, Cut Off, Lop Off, Unsolder, Fall Off
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Antonyms: Attach
Derivative terms: Detachment
Specialized synonyms: Blow Off, Chop Off, Cut Off, Lop Off, Unsolder, Fall Off
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Antonyms: Attach
Derivative terms: Detachment
Definition of Detach
1. v. t. To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man from a leader or from a party.
2. v. i. To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.
Definition of Detach
1. to unfasten and separate [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Detach
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