detach

(dĭ-tăchˈ)

1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect: detach a check from the checkbook; detach burs from one's coat.
2. To remove from association or union with something: detach a calf from its mother; detached herself from the group.
3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.

Related Forms:

• de·tachˌa·bilˈi·ty noun

• de·tachˈa·ble adjective

• de·tachˈa·bly adverb