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detach Definition

de·tach (dē tac̸h, di-)

transitive verb

  1. to unfasten or separate and remove; disconnect; disengage
  2. to send (troops, ships, etc.) on a special mission

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

detach Related Forms

de·tach′·abil·ity noun de·tach·able adjective

detach Synonyms

detach

v.

detach Usage Examples

Object

  • semi: These can be further broken down into detached, semi, terrace or flat types.
  • bungalow: FEATURES: Two bedroomed detached bungalow set within mature garden grounds.
  • garage: There is also a detached triple garage with driveway parking.
  • villa: A few detached villas lay along part of the south side of Spring Place.
  • bedroomed: FEATURES: Two bedroomed detached bungalow set within mature garden grounds.
  • bedroom: The Warwick A five bedroom detached house with integrated double garage.

Used with why or when

when: You're often being emotional when you think you're being rational and detached when you are expressing how you feel.

Adjective complement

Victorian: Beaufort House Hotel is a detached Victorian, licensed Bed & Breakfast in Sandown offering 14 bedrooms.

Modifying Another Word

  • curiously: But Scannell is curiously detached from the children whose shocking futures he anticipates.
  • emotionally: Others see you as a good friend and comrade, who is objective, fair, and rather detached emotionally.
  • somewhat: The passage has always appeared somewhat detached from the body of the work, and its purpose has long been something of a puzzle.
  • completely: Extent and Medium 6 volumes; paper; The spines of many of the volumes are damaged and in some cases are completely detached.
  • slightly: He brought an essential element of sadness to the role of a man always slightly detached from the action.
  • partially: Some of these necrotic lesions became torn and partially detached or with a shothole effect.

Preposition: from

  • reality: But most of the content of the book is detached from reality and looks like a draft of yet another utopia.
  • rest: The rear carriage derailed and slewed sideways, detaching from the rest of the train.
  • context: Those rules, beside, cannot always be detached from the historical context that gave rise to their formulation in the first place.
  • frame: Clamps with a locking head are less likely to become accidentally detached from the wheelchair frame.
  • wall: The most usual way in which these problems manifest themselves is when the cement render becomes detached from the wall in areas.
  • body: The passage has always appeared somewhat detached from the body of the work, and its purpose has long been something of a puzzle.