Detach

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to Disengage.

II. Detach ·vt 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.

III. Detach ·vt 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.