disengage
Use Disengage in a sentence
ɛnˈgeɪdʒ 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.
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| —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 | |
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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.
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