切り離す

Etymology
From (kiru, "cut," "slice," "carve") +  (hanasu, "separate", "part").

Verb

 * 1) to cut off, to chop off, to sever, to detach
 * 2) to separate, to disunite
 * 3) to insulate, to isolate
 * 4) to ignore

Alternative forms

 * : less common form

Antonyms

 * (annex), 合わせる (combine, fuse, merge)

Related terms

 * (kirihanareru): be cut off and separated