detach

Meaning

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

Synonyms

separate

untie

unfasten

disconnect

remove

uncouple

disengage

loosen

cut off

undo

free

🆓

cut loose

isolate

divide

unfix

unhook

take off

sever

skin

tear off

let loose

split

dismember

disjoin

disunite

strip off

part

extract

break

flay

abstract

come away

loose

unglue

unhitch

demount

disrobe

peel off

unpin

deprive

unstick

pull off

come off

resolve

rip off

segregate

cut in two

send

remove from

disjoint

solve

unbend

unbind

unbutton

unclasp

unleash

unlink

unmuzzle

unpack

unpeg

unplug

unscrew

unsolder

untwine

unyoke

withdraw

work off

wrest

wring

abscise

deprive of

get loose

take-down

separtate

take something away

disentwine

make go

delete

ablate

allocate

apportion

apportionment

break away

consign

decapitate

delegate

detail

direct

disaggregate

disassembling

disassembly

discharge

disembody

disentangle

dislodge

dismantle

dismiss

dismount

dispatch

distract

elicit

elimination

elute

extirpate

extort

extricate

fire

🔥

forgive

keep apart

let go

open

pardon

pluck

prescind

pry

pull

release

removal

send for

separate from

stand back

strip

sunder

take down

tear down

unclip

unbelt

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.

Sentences

Detach the hydrogen atom from the cyanide molecule .