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Detaching
- verb - 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"
Detailing
- verb - an individualized description of a particular instance
- assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"
- provide details for
Detaining
- verb - cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
Detecting
- verb - a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "
Deterging
- verb - wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"
Deterring
- verb - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
- turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
Detesting
- verb - dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
- Hate
Dethawing
- verb - become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
Deticking
- verb - free (a pet) of ticks
Detouring
- verb - travel via a detour