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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dis·en·gage
[dis-en-geyj] Pronunciation Key verb, -gaged, -gag·ing.
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[dis-en-geyj] Pronunciation Key verb, -gaged, -gag·ing. –verb (used with object)
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| 1. | to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch. |
| 2. | to free (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, obligation, etc.: He accepted the invitation, but was later forced to disengage himself. |
| 3. | Military. to break off action with (an enemy). |
| 4. | to become disengaged; free oneself. |
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dis·en·gage
(dĭs'ěn-gāj') Pronunciation Key
v. dis·en·gaged, dis·en·gag·ing, dis·en·gag·es v. tr.
v. intr. To free or detach oneself; withdraw. dis'en·gage'ment n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
disengage
disengage
1603 in fig. sense; 1662 in lit. sense of "detach," from dis- "do the opposite of" (see dis-) + engage (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| disengage | |
verb | |
| 1. | release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" [ant: engage] |
| 2. | free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" [syn: free] [ant: block] |
| 3. | become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" [ant: engage] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Disengage
Dis`en*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disengaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Disengaging.] [Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F. d['e]sengager.] To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study. To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be borrowed. --Milton. Caloric and light must be disengaged during the process. --Transl. of Lavoisier. Syn: To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle; detach; withdraw; wean.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Disengage
Dis`en*gage"\, v. i. To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self. From a friends's grave how soon we disengage! --Young.
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