détacher

Definitions of détacher
  1. verb
    make loose or looser
    synonyms: détendre
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    antonyms:
    empeser, raidir
    make stiff or stiffer
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    relâcher
    make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
    desserrer, dévisser
    loosen something by unscrewing it
    desserrer
    loosen by turning
    détendre, relâcher
    slacken
    type of:
    altérer, changer, modifier, qualifier
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    cause to become undone
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    antonyms:
    attacher, fixer
    cause to be firmly attached
    type of:
    déboutonner, dénouer, réparer
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  3. verb
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
    synonyms: déboutonner, dénouer, réparer
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    déboutonner, délier, démêler, dénouer
    undo the ties of
    décrocher
    unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
    déboutonner
    undo the buttons of
    débrouiller, démêler
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
    débrouiller, démêler
    separate the tangles of
    déplier, étendre
    spread out or open from a closed or folded state
    dételer
    remove the yoke from
    déharnacher, dételer
    remove the harness from
    dérouler
    unwind or untwist
    type of:
    inverser
    change to the contrary
  4. verb
    cause to become detached or separated; take off
    synonyms: décrocher
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    antonyms:
    attacher
    cause to be attached
    types:
    décrocher
    take off a hook
    type of:
    couper, déconnecter
    make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
  5. verb
    unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
    synonyms: décrocher
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    antonyms:
    agripper
    to hook or entangle
    types:
    dételer
    remove the yoke from
    déharnacher, dételer
    remove the harness from
    type of:
    déboutonner, dénouer, réparer
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
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