- (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.
- (v.i.) To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.
- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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