detach

Pronunciation: /dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to become detached or separated; take off
  2. verb separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment
  3. verb come to be detached

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
disconnect
Narrower (hyponyms)
break, unbind, unhook
Opposite (antonyms)
attach

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