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

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

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

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

desyatin
desyatins
desynapsis
desynchronisation
desynchronise
desynchronization
desynchronize
desynchronizing
desynchronous
desyne
desyned
desynes
desyning
Desyrel
Des Moines
detach (current term)
detachabilities
detachability
detachable
detachable balloon
detachably
detached
detachedly
detachedness
detachednesses
detached cranial section
detached craniotomy
detached house
detached retina
detached retina

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