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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Detail \De"tail\ (d[-e]*t[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Detailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detailing}.] [Cf. F.
d['e]tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See
{Detail}, n.]
1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report
minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he
detailed all the facts in due order.
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2. (Mil.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as
an officer, a troop, or a squadron.
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3. To provide with fine or intricate added decoration.
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Syn: {Detail}, {Detach}.
Usage: Detail respects the act of individualizing the person
or body that is separated; detach, the removing for
the given end or object.
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