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de·tach    Audio Help   (dĭ-tāch')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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