detach
v 1: cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the
skin from the chicken before you eat it" [ant: {attach}]
2: military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, esp.
for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
3: come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be
rushed into surgery" [syn: {come off}, {come away}] [ant:
{attach}]