detach, v.tr.
1 (often foll. by from) unfasten or disengage and remove (detached the buttons; detached himself from the group).
2 Mil. send (a ship, regiment, officer, messenger, etc.) on a separate mission.
3 (as detached adj.) a impartial; unemotional (a detached viewpoint). b (esp. of a house) not joined to another or others; separate.

Derivative

detachable adj. detachedly adv.

Etymology

F d{eacute}tacher (as DE-, ATTACH)

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THESAURUS

detach

abstract, accredit, assign, authorize, break up, call up, cast off, charge, charter, commandeer, commission, commit, conscript, consign, cut off, deactivate, debrief, delegate, demob, demobilize, depute, deputize, detach for service, detail, devolute, devolve, devolve upon, disaffiliate, disassemble, disband, discharge, disconnect, disengage, disentangle, disintegrate, disjoin, dismantle, dismember, dismiss, dismount, disorganize, disperse, dissociate, dissolve, disunite, divorce, doff, draft, empower, enlist, enroll, entrust, free, give in charge, go separate ways, impress, induct, join, let go, levy, liberate, license, list, loose, loosen, mission, mobilize, muster, muster in, muster out, part, part company, post, press, raise, recruit, release, remove, scatter, send out, separate, sever, sign on, sign up, split up, summon, sunder, take apart, take off, transfer, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, uncouple, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unstick, unstrap, untie, warrant, weigh anchor

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ROGET THESAURUS

detach

Disjunction

VB be disjoined, come off, fall off, come to pieces, fall to pieces, peel off, get loose, disjoin, disconnect, disengage, disunite, dissociate, dispair, divorce, part, dispart, detach, separate, cut off, rescind, segregate, set apart, keep apart, insulate, isolate, throw out of gear, cut adrift, loose, unloose, undo, unbind, unchain, unlock, unpack, unravel, disentangle, set free, sunder, divide, subdivide, sever, dissever, abscind, circumcise, cut, incide, incise, saw, snip, nib, nip, cleave, rive, rend, slit, split, splinter, chip, crack, snap, break, tear, burst, rend, rend asunder, rend in twain, wrench, rupture, shatter, shiver, cranch, crunch, craunch, chop, cut up, rip up, hack, hew, slash, whittle, haggle, hackle, discind, lacerate, scamble, mangle, gash, hash, slice, cut up, carve, dissect, anatomize, dislimb, take to pieces, pull to pieces, pick to pieces, tear to pieces, tear to tatters, tear piecemeal, tear limb from limb, divellicate, skin, disintegrate, dismember, disbranch, disband, disperse, dislocate, disjoint, break up, mince, comminute, apportion, part, part company, separate, leave.

Incoherence

VB make loose, loosen, slacken, relax, unglue, detach.

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