detach

verb

Definition of detachnext
1
as in to remove
to take (something) away from or off of something else to which it is joined Detach the lower portion of the invoice and send it back with your payment.

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2
as in to disengage
to avoid engaging with or participating in something They were reticent people, completely detached from social life.

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Recent Examples of detach Shaped like a giant leaf, this attractive play mat comes with six hanging plush toys that can be detached when your baby is ready for tummy time games. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Another blurred image showed Jiang’s legs detached from his thighs, while a third snap displayed exactly where the legs were reattached. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 According to a notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, the manufacturer is recalling certain vehicles because the oil reservoir could detach. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 In the early 1990s, Carney was detached to the United Nations Transitional Peacekeeping Authority of Cambodia, which was charged with helping the country move toward elections after decades of war. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for detach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detach
  1. remove
  2. disengage
  3. separate
  4. disentangle
  5. divide
  6. withdraw
  7. split
  8. flee
Verb
  • Merck and Moderna have several large trials under way in non-small cell lung cancers that have been surgically removed.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond removing the psychological and practical barrier of injections, oral formulations are not reliant on syringes or refrigeration and are cheaper to manufacture.
    — Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of remove
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  • But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The sceptics among the fanbase will point to this as another example of PIF being disengaged and losing interest, though the message from those at Newcastle and those close to ownership is that this is not the case.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of disengage
Verb
  • For the first time, two worlds—once separated—are coming face to face, not through screams, but through laughter.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The couple separated in 1981, and their divorce was finalized in 1983.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of separate
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  • This difference allows physicists to disentangle the exchange of electrical charge that occurs as a ruthenium-zirconium collision unfolds, tracking its propagation through the myriad new particles produced.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Systems have to be disentangled, employees moved, contracts rewritten, and corporate functions recreated.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of disentangle
Verb
  • More than ever, colleges and universities are divided over how to respond in what are likely to be no-win contests.
    — David Wippman, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Union households support the measure, while non-union families are evenly divided about it.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of divide
Verb
  • Being part of a dominant defense was one reason players like Camon withdrew from the NCAA transfer portal.
    — Gerald Thomas III, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The first clarifies that its PLX product does not provide law enforcement agencies with geolocation data, and the second says that the company has reached out to the complaint's authors to ask that the complaint against Penlink be withdrawn.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdraw
Verb
  • The remaining counts were split between supporting the lifting of the ban and undecided.
    — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • After a few more years of touring, though, the band split primarily so Howard could pursue her solo work.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
Verb
  • After Bridegan was shot in the street, prosecutors have said, one person fled on foot and another fled in a vehicle, WJXT reported.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Luwi, who moved into Gajdusek’s house after Koiye fled it, spent years keeping his distance from his uncle, so as not to attract suspicion, too.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
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