Home › Words › D › detetherdetetherdetether means to disconnect (something previously tethered).EtymologyFrom de- + tether.verbTo disconnect (something previously tethered).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.untether 89% match — To undo by removing a tether. vs detether →detethering 85% match — The removal of a tether vs detether →retether 79% match — To tether again; to reconnect or reattach. vs detether →untethered 77% match — Not tethered; not tied down. vs detether →disattach 74% match — To detach. vs detether →unfasten 69% match — To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect. vs detether →uncouple 69% match — To disconnect or detach one thing from another. vs detether →unhitch 68% match — To disconnect; to detach; to undo that which is hitched. vs detether →