detaches
Comes apart from
Detaches is the third-person singular of detach, meaning to separate or disconnect something from what it was attached to.
A trailer detaches from a truck, a retina detaches from the eye.
When someone detaches emotionally, they withdraw involvement or concern: She detaches herself from office drama.
In military use, a unit detaches when separated from the main force for a special assignment.
Breaks a connection
- unfastensReleases from attachment
- unhooksReleases from a curved fastener
- unclipsDisengages a clasp
- unplugsWithdraws from socket
unbolt · unlatch · unpin · loosens · uncouples · disengages · separates · removes
Pulls out or removes
- distancesSpaces between locations
- disengagesSeparates from attachment
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
- numbsDeprives of sensation
dissociates · retreats · pulls back · shuts down · steps back · checks out · tunes out · switches off
Sets free from captivity
- freesRemoves from captivity
- emancipatesReleases from control
- disentanglesFrees from complication
- extricatesReleases from entanglement
breaks away · separates · breaks free · cuts loose · stands alone · self-reliant · unshackles
disconnects
Breaks a connection
unplugs · unbolt · unlatch · unpin · loosens · uncouples · disengages · separates · removes · releases
withdraws
Pulls out or removes
- distancesSpaces between locations
- disengagesSeparates from attachment
- disconnectsBreaks a connection
numbs · dissociates · retreats · pulls back · shuts down · steps back · checks out · tunes out · switches off · cools off
liberates
Sets free from captivity
- freesRemoves from captivity
- emancipatesReleases from control
- disentanglesFrees from complication
extricates · breaks away · separates · breaks free · cuts loose · stands alone · self-reliant · unshackles
deploys
Positions for use
- assignsDesignates for a purpose
- dispatchesOfficial urgent messages
- sendsCauses to go elsewhere
details · separates · redeploys · reassigns · transfers · allocates · stations · posts · commissions · delegates
- cuts offdisconnects, severs, unplugs, shuts off, shuts down
- falls offdrops, tumbles, slips, topples, dislodges
detachesattaches
Secures to something else
assigns · affiliates · integrates · incorporates · joins
- emotional detachmentWithdrawal from feelings
- detached garageVehicle shelter apart from home
- detached houseResidence sharing no walls
- detached homeResidence unconnected to neighbors
- detached retinaEye layer separation
- detached housingDwelling standing alone
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