detach
di tach
- v cause to become detached or separated; take off
detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it - v separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
detach a regiment - v come to be detached
His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery
- Planets detach from stars; stars and planets evaporate from galaxies.
- If you can bear to detach yourself from your room's colonial cocoon, Hu's majestic citadel (once home to the Emperors of the Nguyen dynasty) and Tu Duc tombs together comprise a .
- These hairs, called setae, cling fast as the creature pulls up, then gently detach when it's time to take the next step.