detach
(verb)
verb
1. cause to become detached or separated; take off
- detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
Definition categories: contact, disconnect
2. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
- detach a regiment
Definition categories: motion, divide, separate
3. come to be detached
- His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery
Definition categories: contact, divide, part, separate
Sentences with detach as a verb:
- to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
- to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment