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   de·tach

   /dəˈtaCH/

   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. send (a group of soldiers or ships) on a separate mission: "our crew was detached to Puerto Rico 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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDETACH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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

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   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.

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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.

5. 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.

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

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   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.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDETACH | 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.

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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdetach verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [transitive] detach somebody/something (specialist) to send a group of soldiers, etc. away from the main group, especially to do special duties. Five destroyers were detached to carry out a bombardment of the port.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › detachdetach | meaning of detach in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    detach meaning, definition, what is detach: if you detach something, or if it detach...: Learn more.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › detachDetach Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Verb. Filter. verb. detached, detaches. To unfasten or separate and remove; disconnect; disengage. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To remove from association or union with something. Detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group.