detach
Verb
Verb Forms: detached, detaching, detaches
- To unfasten and separate something from a larger whole.
- cause to become detached or separated; take off
- "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
- separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
- "detach a regiment"
- come to be detached
- "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
- To take apart from; to take off.
- To separate for a special object or use.
- To come off something.
Examples
- Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.
- Sometimes you need to DETACH from a favorite letter, using it to make a new word.
- to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment
- to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
Origin / Etymology
From Old French destachier, from the same root as attach; compare French détacher and Portuguese and Spanish destacar.
Synonyms
come away, come off, allocate, deadhere, disconnect, disengage, earmark, fall off, set apart, unfasten
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
detach: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddetach: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
detach: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary