DETACH
\dɪtˈat͡ʃ], \dɪtˈatʃ], \d_ɪ_t_ˈa_tʃ]\
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cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
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military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
By Princeton University
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cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.
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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.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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