Detachment: alternatives and connections

The act of altering or making different.

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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; i…

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The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

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The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion,…

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The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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A guard to protect or defend the person; a lifeguard.

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The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.

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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…

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To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

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A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.

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p. p. of Rive.

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The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the ruptu…

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The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation.

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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…

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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…

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To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.

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To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.

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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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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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To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march, or a fort projecting…

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the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

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The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of being disengaged.

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The state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands; insulation.

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The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

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The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.

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