detach

To detach is defined as to separate from, or to send on a special mission.

(verb)

When you separate yourself from a fringe group and make clear that you are not a part of it, this is an example of when you detach yourself from that group.
When a hood unzips from the jacket to which it is normally attached, this is an example of when the hood detaches.
When a military unit is sent on a secret mission, this is an example of when you detach the troops.

See detach in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Origin: Fr détacher < OFr detachier, destachier < de-, de- + estachier, to attach

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See detach in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb de·tached, de·tach·ing, de·tach·es

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

Origin:

Origin: French détacher

Origin: , from Old French destachier

Origin: : des-, de-

Origin: + attachier, to attach; see attach

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