disengage
[dis-en-geyj]
verb (used with object), dis·en·gaged, dis·en·gag·ing.
to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
to free (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, obligation, etc.: He accepted the invitation, but was later forced to disengage himself.
Military. to break off action with (an enemy).
verb (used without object), dis·en·gaged, dis·en·gag·ing.
to become disengaged; free oneself.
Origin of disengage
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Related Words for disengage
disconnect, disentangle, extricate, dissociate, withdraw, detach, liberate, loosen, disjoin, divide, disassociate, separate, ease, loose, unbind, undo, uncouple, untie, unloose, disuniteExamples from the Web for disengage
Contemporary Examples of disengage
The regional players could disengage from the great game in Central Asia.
It can disengage, but only at a terrible economic, political, and military cost.
Historical Examples of disengage
When you make a pass, Sir, you must first disengage, and your body must be well turned.
The Middle Class GentlemanMoliere
As he said this he gently strove to disengage himself from her hold.
Gomez AriasJoaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
We must disengage ourselves from the ideas which the customary use of words has implanted in us.
TheaetetusPlato
Gently she sought to disengage her hand, the trouble in her face increasing.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
This time he resolved to go in on the fifth disengage, and in on that he went with the same ease.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
disengage
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