Detach(v. i.) To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.
Detach(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.
Detach(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.
Detachable(a.) That can be detached.
Detached(a.) Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels.
Detached(imp. & p. p.) of Detach
Detaching(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Detach
Detachment(n.) The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.
Detachment(n.) That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service.
Detachment(n.) Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.
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