Definitions for detach

detach de·tach

Spelling: [dih-tach]
IPA: /dɪˈtætʃ/

Detach is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in detach (acdeht).

Definitions for detach

verb (used with object)

  1. to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
  2. Military. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.

Origin of detach

1470-80; Middle French détacher, Old French destachier; see dis-1, attach

Examples for detach

Then France, as we see, was only anxious to detach Catherine from Frederick.

Found on sticks and logs, they are quite hard to detach from their hosts.

“You have to be strong and detach yourself from what could happen,” Giffords told me last fall.

detach the oysters from their shells and put then into china shells with their own liquor.

Nevertheless, Lady Spencer could not detach her daughter from the gay world.

As the host let out pleasure boats, they asked him to come and detach one.

He stirred, seemed to detach himself from the rail with difficulty.

Even if we were conscious of the manipulation, it was very hard to detach ourselves from that because we were so burned out.

The two men used all their strength to detach the gondola from the shore.

In place of attaching myself to life, I detach myself from it.

Word Value for detach
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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