Detach Synonyms & Definitions

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• DetachDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (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.
2. (v. i.) To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.
3. (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.

• DetachmentDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.
2. (n.) That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service.
3. (n.) Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.