The Meaning of detach

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

Synonyms

come off , come away

Antonyms

attach , attach

Rhymes

attach , bache , batch , brach , bratsch , catch , cratch , dispatch , drach , flach , fratch , gach , gatch , hach , hatch , krach , lach , lache , latch , latsch , mache , match , matsch , mismatch , natch , overmatch , patch , potlatch , ratch , reattach , rematch , scratch , slatch , smatch , snatch , stach , tache , tatsch , thach , thatch , tkach , unattach , vlach