Antonyms for detach

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-tach

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtætʃ

Definition of detach

Origin : 1680s, from French détacher "to detach, untie," from Old French destachier, from des- "apart" + attachier "attach" (see attach). Related: Detached; detaching.

verb disconnect, cut off

Example sentences :

Detach the oysters from their shells and put then into china shells with their own liquor.
Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters

Nevertheless, Lady Spencer could not detach her daughter from the gay world.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

As the host let out pleasure boats, they asked him to come and detach one.
Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola

Found on sticks and logs, they are quite hard to detach from their hosts.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

He stirred, seemed to detach himself from the rail with difficulty.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

Then France, as we see, was only anxious to detach Catherine from Frederick.
Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopdists » by John Morley

The two men used all their strength to detach the gondola from the shore.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 » by Various

In place of attaching myself to life, I detach myself from it.
Extract from : « Dreams » by Henri Bergson

It did not droop and detach itself and sink into the ground.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

And, if it's not loose, I will detach it with the greatest possible speed.
Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

Synonyms for detach

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