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Detach

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.

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unbind 76% connected

To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms…

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Unhook 76% connected

To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unsolder 76% connected

To separate or disunite, as what has been soldered; hence, to divide; to sunder.

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Disconnect 76% connected

To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to sever; to separate; to disperse.

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Divide 76% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Detachment 74% connected

The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Detachment 74% connected

The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

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Attach 94% connected

To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

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Attach 94% connected

To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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