detach

UK /dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/ US /dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/
verb 3

Definitions

verb

1

To take apart from; to take off.

to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment

The accused man, Kabuo Miyamoto, sat proudly upright with a rigid grace, his palms placed softly on the defendant's table—the posture of a man who has detached himself insofar as this is possible at his own trial.

2

To separate for a special object or use.

to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment

3

To come off something.

Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.

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