Thesaurus: detach

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1. v. t. To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man from a leader or from a party.
2. v. t. To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment.
3. v. i. To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.
4. v. cause to become detached or separated; take off
5. v. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
6. v. come to be detached
7. 1. To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man from a leader or from a party. 2. To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment. Syn. -- To separate; disunite; disengage; sever; disjoin; withdraw;; draw off. See Detail. To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage. [A vapor] detaching, fold by fold, From those still heights. Tennyson.
8. To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; todisengage.[A vapor] detaching, fold by fold, From those still heights.Tennyson.
9. v:100 v. cause to become detached or separated; take off v. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment v. come to be detached