detach
[ dih-tach ]
verb (used with object)
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
Military. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.
Origin of detach
1Other words from detach
- 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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How to use detach in a sentence
The sharp elevator, followed by the dull-edged detacher, is introduced from the incision on the convex side.
British Dictionary definitions for detach
detach
/ (dɪˈtætʃ) /
verb(tr)
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
Origin of detach
1C17: from Old French destachier, from des- dis- 1 + attachier to attach
Derived forms of detach
- detachable, adjective
- detachability, noun
- detacher, noun
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