disengage
verb (used with object)
to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten.
have been disengaging
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present perfect progressiveof disengage.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Foreign businesses also have been disengaging from China further, straining the domestic economy.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
“And if we want better government we have to engage, and a lot of folks have been disengaging for a long time, and not without reason.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 12, 2018
