detach Sally detached the spray nozzle from the house. detached The house has a detached garage rather than an adjoining one. solitude sever The road was severed at several places. rend The cruel enemies rend the child away from his mother. segregate(alienate) Solid and liquid are segregated and then mixed again in the experiment. disunite He managed to disunite the links of a chain. scatter The farmer scattered the corn in the yard for the hens.