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Word: Detach
Speech Type: Verb
late 16th century (in the sense ‘discharge a gun’): from French détacher, earlier destacher, from des- (expressing reversal) + attacher ‘attach’
dɪˈtatʃ
disengage (something or part of something) and remove it
Short Definition:disengage and remove something
Examples:- he detached the front lamp from its bracket
- a willingness to detach comment from political allegiance
leave or separate oneself from (a group or place)
Short Definition:leave or separate oneself from
Examples:- a figure in brown detached itself from the shadows
- the newspaper detached itself from the political parties
(of a group of soldiers or ships) be sent on a separate mission
Short Definition:be sent on separate mission
Examples:- our crew were detached to Tabuk for the exercise
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