detach
detach Lexical Profile
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• verb
To unfasten, disconnect, or separate something from that to which it is attached, or to become unfastened.
"Please detach the bottom portion of the form and return it with your payment."
To disengage or distance oneself emotionally, intellectually, or socially from a situation, group, or concern.
"A good mediator must learn to detach themselves from personal biases during a dispute."
To dispatch a group of personnel, soldiers, or ships from a larger body for a specific mission or duty.
"The commander decided to detach a small unit of engineers to repair the damaged bridge."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 17th century from French détacher ('to unfasten'), formed from the prefix dé- ('away from') and attacher ('to attach'), which traces back to an Old French root meaning 'a stake or nail'.