detach

verb

• 1disengage (something or part of something) and remove it:he detached the front lamp from its bracket figurativefederal strings need to be detached to restore parental authority
• [no object] be easily removable:the screen detaches from the keyboard
• (detach oneself from) leave or separate oneself from (a group or place):a figure in brown detached itself from the shadows
• (detach oneself from) avoid or put an end to any connection or association with:the newspaper detached itself from the political parties

• 2 (usually be detached) Military send (a group of soldiers or ships) on a separate mission:our crew was detached to Puerto Rico for the exercise