verb

detach

to detach, to separate, to remove

You can detach the keyboard from the screen.

You can detach the keyboard from the screen.

He tried to detach himself from the situation.

He tried to detach himself from the situation.

((sth.)) ((from sth.)) to separate (sth.) from (sth.) You can detach the keyboard from the screen.

Synonyms: separate, disconnect, remove; Antonyms: attach, connect, join

From the prefix 'de-' (apart, away) and 'attach'. Literally means to 'un-attach'.

Think of it as 'de-attach'. Visualise taking something apart that was previously connected.

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