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- pronunciation:
- dih
taech
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
detaches, detaching, detached |
| definition 1: |
to separate from some whole.
You must detach the coupon before using it.He detached himself from his old friends.- synonyms:
- disconnect, disjoin, unfasten, unhitch
- antonyms:
- affix, attach
- similar words:
- disengage, dissociate, divide, isolate, part, separate, sever, uncouple
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| definition 2: |
to send (a group of soldiers or the like) on a specific mission.
Additional troops have been detached to quell the disturbance.- synonyms:
- dispatch
- similar words:
- charge, commission, send
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| related words: |
abstract, pick, release, segregate |
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| derivation: |
detachable (adj.) |
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