detach

Verb

• 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
    

• cause to become detached or separated; take off
  • detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  come off , come away