Detach

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Detached ; p. pr. & vb. n. Detaching.]
	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.
v. i.	1.	To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage. [A vapor] detaching, fold by fold, From those still heights. - Tennyson.

Verb	1.	detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it" Antonyms: attach - cause to be attached
	2.	detach - military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
	3.	detach - come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" Synonyms: come away, come off Antonyms: attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"

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