· cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
Hypernym(s): disconnect
Antonym(s): attach
· separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
· come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"
Synonym(s): come_off, come_away
Hypernym(s): separate, divide, part
Antonym(s): attach