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English to English verb
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cause to become detached or separated; take off |  | Example: detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
source: wordnet30
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separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment | | Example: detach a regiment
source: wordnet30
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come to be detached | | Example: His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage. | | source: webster1913
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