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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detach |
| Synonyms: | abstract, disaffiliate, disassemble, disassociate, disconnect, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dismount, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, free, isolate, loose*, loosen, part, remove, segregate, separate, sever, sunder, take apart, tear off, unfasten, unfix, unhitch, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | detach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disconnect, cut off |
| Synonyms: | abstract, disaffiliate, disassemble, disassociate, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dismount, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, free, isolate, loose, loosen, part, remove, segregate, separate, sever, sunder, take apart, tear off, uncouple, unfasten, unfix, unhitch, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | attach, combine, connect, couple, link, merge, unite |
| Main Entry: | disengage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | free from connection |
| Synonyms: | abstract, back off, back out, cut loose, cut out, detach, disassociate, disconnect, disentangle, disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divide, drop out, ease, extricate, liberate, loose, loosen, opt out, pull the plug, release, separate, set free, unbind, uncouple, undo, unfasten, unfix, unloose, untie, weasel out, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | attach, bind, connect, engage, fasten, join, unite |
| Main Entry: | dissociate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | part company with; separate |
| Synonyms: | abstract, alienate, break off, detach, disassociate, disband, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disperse, disrupt, distance, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, isolate, quit, scatter, segregate, set apart, uncouple, unfix |
| Antonyms: | associate, attach, join |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove something from group; keep or set apart |
| Synonyms: | break, break off, cleave, come apart, come away, come between, detach, dichotomize, disconnect, disentangle, disjoin, disjoint, dissect, dissever, distribute, divide, divorce, intersect, part, rupture, sever, split, split up, sunder, uncombine, uncouple, undo |
| Antonyms: | combine, join, mix, unite |
| Main Entry: | separate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | part company in a romantic |
| Synonyms: | bifurcate, break it off, break off, break up, dedomicile, depart, discontinue, disunify, disunite, diverge, divorce, drop, estrange, go away, go different ways, go separate ways, leave, part, pull out, relationship or marriage alienate, split up, take leave, uncouple, unlink, untie the knot |
| Antonyms: | marry |
| Main Entry: | sunder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | separate, sever |
| Synonyms: | break, break apart, break off, come apart, cut in two, detach, disconnect, disjoin, divide, part, rend, slice, split, split up, uncouple, undo, wedge apart |
| Main Entry: | unhinge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset |
| Synonyms: | detach, disconnect, disengage, distract, fluster, separate, unbalance, uncouple, unfasten, unhitch, unsettle |
| Main Entry: | disassociate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break association with |
| Synonyms: | disaffiliate, disconnect, divorce, part, separate, uncouple |
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