v.
- disengage (something) and remove it.
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(detach oneself from)
leave or separate oneself from (a group or place).
▸
(be detached)
Military be sent on a separate mission.
Derivative
- detachability n.
- detachable adj.
Etymology
C16 (in the sense ‘discharge a gun’): from Fr. détacher, from des- (expressing reversal) + attacher ‘attach’.