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detach

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Main Entry:
de·tach 
          Listen to the pronunciation of detach
Pronunciation:
\di-ˈtach, dē-\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
French détacher, from Old French destachier, from des- de- + -tachier (as in atachier to attach)
Date:
1686
1 : to separate especially from a larger mass and usually without violence or damage 2 : disengage, withdraw
de·tach·abil·i·ty 
          Listen to the pronunciation of detachability \-ˌta-chə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
de·tach·able 
          Listen to the pronunciation of detachable \-ˈta-chə-bəl\ adjective
de·tach·ably 
          Listen to the pronunciation of detachably \-blē\ adverb


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