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degage

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dé⋅ga⋅gé

  [dey-gah-zhey; Fr. dey-ga-zhey]
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–adjective
1. unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.
2. without emotional involvement; detached.
Origin:
< F, ptp. of dégager to release, free, redeem, OF desg(u)agier; see de-, gage 1 ; cf. engage
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dé·ga·gé   (dā'gä-zhā')   
adj.  Free and relaxed in manner; casual.

[French, past participle of dégager, to disengage, from Old French desgagier : des-, de- + gage, pledge (of Germanic origin).]
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