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dis⋅en⋅gage

  [dis-en-geyj] verb, -gaged, -gag⋅ing.
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–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
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Disengaged

Dis`en*gaged"\, a. Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from occupation or care; vacant. -- Dis`en*ga"ged*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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