detach

1. (transitive) To take apart from; to take off.
2. (transitive) To separate for a special object or use.
3. (intransitive) To come off something.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Cognate with French: détacher

In summary

From Old French destachier, from the same root as attach; compare French détacher and Portuguese and Spanish destacar.

Synonyms

separate

untie

disconnect

unfasten

uncouple

remove

undo

disengage

loosen

cut off

cut loose

free

🆓

unhook

unfix

divide

take off

isolate

disjoin

disunite

sever

split

skin

let loose

dismember

tear off

strip off

unstick

disjoint

unhitch

unpin

flay

unglue

cut in two

solve

extract

come off

send

resolve

come away

rip off

part

segregate

peel off

abstract

disrobe

pull off

deprive

demount

break

loose

Sentences

Detach the hydrogen atom from the cyanide molecule .