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Pronunciation : De*tach"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. d?tacher (cf. It. distaccare, staccare); pref. d? (L. dis) + the root found also in E. attach. See Attach, and cf. Staccato.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Detached; p. pr. & vb. n. Detaching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*tach"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage. [A vapor] detaching, fold by fold, From those still heights. Tennyson.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913