detachv. t.[F. dtacher (cf. It. distaccare, staccare); pref. d (L. dis) + the root found also in E. attach. See Attach, and cf. Staccato.]1. To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous root from each other; to detach a man from a leader or from a party.()2. To separate for a special object or use; -- used especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment.()()v. i. To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to disengage.()[A vapor] detaching, fold by fold,
From those still heights. (Tennyson.)