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disengage

[ dis-en-geyj ]
/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ /
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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.

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Origin of disengage

1605–15; <Middle French desengager, equivalent to des-dis-1 + engager to engage

OTHER WORDS FROM disengage

dis·en·gag·ed·ness [dis-en-gey-jid-nis, -geyjd-], /ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪ dʒɪd nɪs, -ˈgeɪdʒd-/, nounself-dis·en·gag·ing, adjective

Words nearby disengage

disencumber, disendow, disenfranchise, disenfranchised, disenfranchisement, disengage, disengagement, disenroll, disentail, disentangle, disenthral
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Words related to disengage

disconnect, disentangle, extricate, dissociate, withdraw, back off, detach, liberate, loosen, disjoin, divide, disassociate, separate, ease, loose, unbind, undo, uncouple, untie, unloose

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British Dictionary definitions for disengage

disengage
/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ) /

verb

to release or become released from a connection, obligation, etcpress the clutch to disengage the gears
military to withdraw (forces) from close action
fencing to move (one's blade) from one side of an opponent's blade to another in a circular motion to bring the blade into an open line of attack

Derived forms of disengage

disengaged, adjective
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