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detach
verb
Cause to become detached or separated; take off
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dɪˈtætʃ
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verb
Cause to become detached or separated; take off
“Detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it”
verb
Come to be detached
“His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery”
verb
Separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
“Detach a regiment”
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Detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery
Detach a regiment
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