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detach

/ detach /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to become detached or separated; take off
"detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
Opposites:
attach
Type of:
disconnect
Kinds of:
break break off snap off unbind unhook
Derived:
detachment disengagement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
come to be detached
"His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
Opposites:
attach
Type of:
separate divide part
Kinds of:
blow off cut off chop off lop off unsolder
Derived:
separation breakup detachment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
"detach a regiment"
Type of:
separate divide
Derived:
detachment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
59%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
3
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disconnect break break off snap off unbind unhook attach separate divide part blow off cut off