verb
to remove one thing from another with which it is in union or association
detach sheets from a loose-leaf book
Synonyms: abstract, disassociate, disconnect, disengage, dissociate, uncouple, unfix
Related Word: cut off, divorce, part, separate, sever, sunder; disjoin, disunite; disassemble, dismantle, dismember, dismount; disaffiliate
Idioms: take apart
Contrasted words: fasten, fix; bind, tie; combine, conjoin, unite
Antonyms: affix, attach