[de.tach] vt [F detacher, fr. OF destachier, fr. des- de- + -tachier (as in atachier to attach)] (1686) 1: to separate esp. from a larger mass and usu. without violence or damage
2: disengage, withdraw -- de.tach.abil.i.ty n -- de.tach.able adj -- de.tach.ably adv