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dis⋅en⋅gage

  [dis-en-geyj] verb, -gaged, -gag⋅ing.
Use disengaged in a Sentence
–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; < MF desengager, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + engager to engage

Related forms:
dis⋅en⋅gag⋅ed⋅ness  [dis-en-gey-jid-nis, -geyjd-] , noun
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dis·en·gage   (dĭs'ěn-gāj')   
v.   dis·en·gaged, dis·en·gag·ing, dis·en·gag·es

v.   tr.

  1. To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. See Synonyms at extricate.

  2. To release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation.

v.   intr.
To free or detach oneself; withdraw.
dis'en·gage'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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
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