English Dictionary: detach | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Detach \De*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detaching}.] [F. d[82]tacher (cf. It. distaccare, staccare); pref. d[82] (L. dis) + the root found also in E. attach. See {Attach}, and cf. {Staccato}.] 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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Detach \De*tach"\, v. i. To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage. [A vapor] detaching, fold by fold, From those still heights. --Tennyson. |