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Detachable - 3 dictionary results

de⋅tach

[di-tach]
–verb (used with object)
1. to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
2. Military. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.

Origin:
1470–80; < MF détacher, OF destachier; see dis- 1 , attach


de⋅tach⋅a⋅ble, adjective
de⋅tach⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
de⋅tach⋅a⋅bly, adverb
de⋅tach⋅er, noun
de·tach   (dĭ-tāch')   
tr.v.   de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es
  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.

[French détacher, from Old French destachier : des-, de- + attachier, to attach; see attach.]
de·tach'a·bil'i·ty n., de·tach'a·ble adj., de·tach'a·bly adv.

Detachable

De*tach"a*ble\, a. That can be detached.
Language Translation for : Detachable
Spanish: separable,
German: abnehmbar,
Japanese: 分離できる
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