detach

Verbs

  • (v) cause to become detached or separated; take off
    • detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
  • (v) separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
    • detach a regiment
  • (v) come to be detached
    • His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery
    come away, come off,

Synonyms

come away come off

Antonyms

attach

Words of close approximity

detail detain
detachable detached detached house detached retina detachment detachment of the retina