Main Entry: de·tach

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 \-ˌta-chə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— de·tach·able \-ˈta-chə-bəl\ adjective

— de·tach·ably \-blē\ adverb