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detach

de.tach \di-'tach\ \di-.tach-*-'bil-*t-e-\ \di-'tach-*-b*l\ \-ble-\ vt [F 
   de`tacher, fr. OF destachier, fr. des- de- + -tachier)X (as in atachier to 
   attach) 1: to separate esp. from a larger mass and usu. without violence or 
   damage  2: DISENGAGE, WITHDRAW  - de.tach.abil.i.ty n