Detach
[dɪ'tætʃ]
Definition
(verb.) cause to become detached or separated; take off; 'detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it'.
(verb.) come to be detached; 'His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery'.
(verb.) separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; 'detach a regiment'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man from a leader or from a party.
(v. t.) To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment.
(v. i.) To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Separate, disjoin, disengage, disunite, sever, dissever, part, divide.[2]. Detail, send away.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ATTACH]
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Definition
v.t. to unfasten: to take from or separate: to withdraw: to send off on special service.—v.i. to separate one's self.—adj. Detach′able.—p.adj. Detached′ unconnected: separate: free from care passion ambition and worldly bonds.—adv. Detach′edly.—ns. Detach′edness; Detach′ment state of being separated: that which is detached as a body of troops.
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Examples
- The difficulty is to detach the framework of fact--of absolute undeniable fact--from the embellishments of theorists and reporters. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- This would necessarily have compelled Bragg to detach in order to meet this fire in his rear. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He seemed unable to detach himself from Mr. Jarndyce. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Our civil duties, therefore, must soon detach themselves from our promises, and acquire a separate force and influence. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Not being bound to her, can you not detach yourself from her? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- You can't detach yourself? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The enemy did detach as expected, and captured twenty-five or thirty wagons which, however, were soon retaken. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- William and Fanny were the most detached. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The broad problem which he set himself was to provide handsome and practically indestructible detached houses, which could be taken by wage-earners at very moderate monthly rentals. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The column moving detached from the army still in the trenches was, excluding the cavalry, very small. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But general also means abstract, or detached from all specific context. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- A meaning detached from a given experience cannot remain hanging in the air. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- On the 21st he had detached Colonel Hatch with one regiment to destroy the railroad between Columbus and Macon and then return to La Grange. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mr. Bingley and Jane were standing together, a little detached from the rest, and talked only to each other. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The enemy gave up all idea of detaching troops from Columbus. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In detaching such a force, the brigade of the cavalry now en route from Washington via Rockville may be taken into account. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Rosecrans was ordered to move against the army that was detaching troops to raise the siege. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I give you my honour, Mrs. Powler,' returned the stranger, detaching himself from the table, 'that I never was so astonished in my life! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- By detaching right and left the stream was forced and the enemy flanked and speedily driven within the main line. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The enemy has been closely watched though, and prevented from detaching against you. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But the first great blunder, detaching Longstreet, cannot be accounted for in any way I know of. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She detaches herself from her simple-hearted companion and leaves the room. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- From about Richmond I will watch Lee closely, and if he detaches much more, or attempts to evacuate, will pitch in. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The alkali detaches the varnish, and when the surface is washed over with a wet sponge, the metal is exposed on those parts written upon, the writing appearing metallic on a dark ground. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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