Definition of Detach

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Detach

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

To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment.

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

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Detach Quotations

I'd go from film to film and almost detach from one world and jump in another. I was living as these people and not having a self. I didn't know who I was. And things just get really dark.
Angelina Jolie

Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.
Johannes Tauler

I think once you've finished a movie you really have to detach from it so that you can come back and watch it as an audience member.
Frank Darabont

An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually surrounds it.
Robert Bresson

Detach Translations

detach in Italian is sciogliere
detach in Latin is abduco, abiungo, evolvo
detach in Norwegian is ta av, kople fra
detach in Spanish is solucionar, prescindir, destacar

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