detach

verb

1. cause to become detached or separated; take off

   verb.contact

   Examples

   Detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it.

   Antonyms attach

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment

   verb.motion

   Examples

   Detach a regiment.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. come to be detached

   verb.contact

   Examples

   His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery.

   Synonyms come away come off

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of <i>attach</i>; as, to <i>detach</i> the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to <i>detach</i> a man from a leader or from a party.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

5. To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.

   verb

   Source: webster1913