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dis·en·gage
/
ˌdɪs
ɛnˈgeɪdʒ
/
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[
dis-en-
geyj
]
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verb,
dis·en·gaged,
dis·en·gag·ing.
verb (used with object)
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).
verb (used without object)
4.
to become disengaged; free oneself.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
Middle French
desengager,
equivalent to
des-
dis-
1
+
engager
to
engage
Related forms
dis·en·gag·ed·ness
/
ˌdɪs
ɛnˈgeɪ
dʒɪd
nɪs
,
-ˈgeɪdʒd-
/
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[
dis-en-
gey
-jid-nis
,
-
geyjd
-
]
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,
noun
self-dis·en·gag·ing,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
disengage
(ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ)
—
vb
1.
to release or become released from a connection, obligation, etc:
press the clutch to disengage the gears
2.
military
to withdraw (forces) from close action
3.
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
disen'gaged
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
disengage
c.1600 in figurative sense; 1660s in lit. sense of "detach," from dis- "do the opposite of" (see
dis-
) +
engage
(q.v.). Related: Disengaged.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Once you engage, it will be harder to
disengage
if things do go awry.
White: offered that he's not sure if the choice to
disengage
even exists at
this point, given what has already taken place.
It is trying to
disengage
itself from its over-close relations with business.
Perpetuated by the media, they
disengage
our society's elite.
When slats
disengage
from the crib side rail, a gap is left between the remaining slats.
He also fails to consistently
disengage
with good timing versus the run.
The sudden imbalance of power, with only one engine operating, caused the autopilot to
disengage
and the plane to begin to fall.
Then pivot the hinge to
disengage
the roller from the track.
After removing the nails from the siding, press downward to
disengage
its lower edge from the siding below.
But no grown-up thinks we're going to be able to
disengage
rapidly and abruptly.
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