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detail2 [transitive]
1 to list things or give all the facts or information about something :
The report details the progress we have made over the last year.
The report details the progress we have made over the last year.2 to officially order someone, especially soldiers, to do a particular job :
Four soldiers were detailed to guard duty.
detail somebody to (do) something
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Four soldiers were detailed to guard duty.3 American English to clean a car very thoroughly, inside and out [= valet British English]




