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disengaging

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dis·en·gage

   [dis-en-geyj] verb, -gaged, -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.

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Origin:
1605–15; < Middle French desengager, equivalent to des- dis-1 + engager to engage

Related forms
dis·en·gag·ed·ness  [dis-en-gey-jid-nis, -geyjd-] , noun
self-dis·en·gag·ing, adjective
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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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