Associations to the word «Detach»

Wiktionary

DETACH, verb. To take apart from; to take off.
DETACH, verb. (military) To separate for a special object or use.

Dictionary definition

DETACH, verb. Cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it".
DETACH, verb. Separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment".
DETACH, verb. Come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates