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detach: cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"; come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"; separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"

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commandeer collapse: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

conscript collapse: enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted"

induct collapse: introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"; place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"; admit as a member; "We were inducted into the honor society"

sign up collapse: join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"

sign on collapse

enlist collapse: join the military; engage somebody to enter the army

muster out collapse

debrief collapse: put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed"

unfasten collapse: become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"; cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

unlace collapse

unbutton collapse: undo the buttons of; "unbutton the shirt"

dismount collapse: the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)

deactivate collapse: remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service"

enroll collapse: register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"

summon collapse: call in an official matter, such as to attend court; ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

unclasp collapse: release from a clasp; "She clasped and unclasped her hands"

devolve collapse: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"; pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"

doff collapse: remove; "He doffed his hat"

part company collapse

unglue collapse

unstick collapse

disband collapse: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"; cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization"

unstrap collapse: remove the strap or straps from

unbolt collapse: undo the bolt of; "unbolt the door"

unfetter collapse

unbuckle collapse: undo the buckle of; "Unbuckle your seat belt"

unloosen collapse

unchain collapse: make free; remove the chains from

unbind collapse: untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"

demobilize collapse: retire from military service; release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

deputize collapse

insulate collapse: protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

untie collapse: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"; cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

entrust collapse: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"; put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

empower collapse: give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers"

unleash collapse: release or vent; "unleash one's anger"; turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"; release from a leash; "unleash the dogs in the park"

mobilize collapse: cause to move around; "circulate a rumor"; make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"; get ready for war

disconnect collapse: make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

weigh anchor collapse: heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing

dissociate collapse: to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"

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