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}]