Detag

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To remove a tag, label, or identifier from something
2. To strip away or take off a tag or label attached to an object
3. To eliminate a tag or identifying mark from a person, item, or document

Etymology: "Detag" is a plain formation: the prefix de- ("removing, undoing") attached to "tag," so the verb means to remove tags from something. The prefix comes from Latin "de," meaning "from" or "down," and it has long been used in English to reverse or strip an action, as in "defrost" or "decode." The most common use of "detag" is in the sense of taking off the paper or plastic labels, price tags, or security tags that retailers attach to goods. Shoppers and shop staff both do this, and the security tags in particular must be removed or deactivated before an item leaves a store.