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Definition of: detach
(di·tach′) v.t.
1. To unfasten and make separate; disconnect; disunite.
2. To separate and send off for a special service, duty, etc., as a regiment or a ship. See synonyms under ABSTRACT. [<F détacher <dé- away (<L dis-) + OF tache nail <Gmc.]
—de·tach′a·bil′i·ty noun
—de·tach′a·ble adjective
—de·tach′er noun
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