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countries engaged in intermittent, desultory warfare for
decades.
detach v. separate, uncouple, part, disjoin, disengage, disunite,
disconnect, disentangle, free, unfasten, undo, cut off, remove:
She carefully detached the printer lead from the back of the
computer.
detached adj. 1 disconnected, unattached, separate(d), free, isolated,
disentangled, unfastened, removed, cut off, divided, disjoined:
He suffered from a detached retina. Their new house is detached.
2 disinterested, aloof, uninvolved, unemotional, dispassionate,
d‚gag‚(e), reserved, impersonal, impartial, neutral, objective,
unbiased, unprejudiced: She seemed rather detached and did not
get involved in the discussion.
detachment
n. 1 separating, unfastening, disconnecting, detaching,
disengaging; separation, disconnection, disengagement: Most
young birds cannot survive a prolonged period of detachment from
their parents. 2 aloofness, unconcern, indifference, coolness,
inattention, insouciance: He viewed the carnage of the battle
with regal detachment. 3 See detail, 3, below.
detail n. 1 particular, element, factor, point, fact, specific,
technicality, component, item, feature; aspect, respect, count:
He gave us a general idea of the plan but not a single detail.
2 details. particulars, minutiae, niceties, fine points,
specifics, technicalities: Must we go into all the details of
his dismissal? 3 detachment, squad, party, cadre, duty,
fatigue, group: The sergeant appointed a detail to police the
area. 4 in detail. specifically, particularly, thoroughly, in
depth, item by item, point by point, exhaustively,
comprehensively, inside out, perfectly: We examined the report
in detail.
--v. 5 specify, spell out, itemize, delineate, catalogue, list,
tabulate, enumerate, particularize, recount, cite (chapter and
verse): She detailed every little move I was to make. 6
assign, appoint, charge, delegate, name, specify, send: We have
been detailed to act as your bodyguard during your visit.
detailed adj. 1 itemized, exhaustive, comprehensive, thorough, full,