de tach

verb (used with object)

to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.

Military. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.

Origin:
1470–80; < Middle French détacher, Old French destachier; see dis-¹, attach

Related forms

de·tach·a·ble, adjective

de·tach·a·bil·i·ty, noun

de·tach·a·bly, adverb

de·tach·er, noun

non·de·tach·a·bil·i·ty, noun

non·de·tach·a·ble, adjective

pre·de·tach, verb (used with object)

self-de·tach·ing, adjective

un·de·tach·a·ble, adjective

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World English Dictionary

detach (dɪˈtætʃ)

—vb
1.	to disengage and separate or remove, as by pulling; unfasten; disconnect
2.	military to separate (a small unit) from a larger, esp for a special assignment

[C17: from Old French destachier, from des-dis-¹ + attachier to attach]

de'tachable

—*adj*

detacha'bility

—n

de'tacher

—n

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Word Origin & History

detach

1680s, from Fr. détacher, from O.Fr. destachier, from des- "apart" + attachier "attach" (see attach).

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

detach de·tach (dĭ-tāch')
v. de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es

To separate or unfasten; disconnect.
To remove from association or union with something.

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