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   disengage

   /ˌdɪs(ɪ)nˈɡeɪdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. separate or release (someone or something) from something to which they are attached or connected: "I disengaged his hand from mine" Similar removedetachdisentangleextricateseparatereleaseloosenloosedisconnectunfastenunclaspunclickuncoupledecoupleundounhookunlooseunhitchuntieunyokedisentwinefreeset freeliberaterare:disjoindisunitedisarticulateOpposite attachconnect
   • ▪ become released: "the clutch will not disengage"
   • 2. remove (troops) from an area of conflict: "the ceasefire gave the commanders a chance to disengage their forces" Similar withdrawleavepull out ofmove out ofquitretreat fromretire fromdelink fromOpposite enter
   • 3. pass the point of one's sword over or under the opponent's sword to change the line of attack.

   noun

   • 1. a disengaging movement.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › disengageDISENGAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to become physically separated from something, or to make two things become physically separated: be disengaged from The door was disengaged from one of its hinges. [ T ] to switch off the control of something: The autopilot had been disengaged. [ T ]

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   The meaning of DISENGAGE is to release from something that engages or involves. How to use disengage in a sentence. to release from something that engages or involves; to release or detach oneself : withdraw…

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disengageDisengage - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   To disengage means to "free or disentangle" yourself or some object from another person or object. No, it doesn't mean breaking off your engagement to your beloved — that's "chickening out."

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiondisengage verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   disengage. [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to free somebody/something from the person or thing that is holding them or it; to become free. disengage yourself (from somebody/something) She gently disengaged herself from her sleeping son. (figurative) They wished to disengage themselves from these policies.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › disengageDISENGAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you disengage something, or if it disengages, it becomes separate from something which it has been attached to. She disengaged the film advance mechanism on the camera. [VERB noun] John gently disengaged himself from his sister's tearful embrace.

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   [transitive, intransitive] to free someone or something from the person or thing that is holding them or it; to become free disengage yourself (from somebody/something) She gently disengaged herself from her sleeping son. (figurative) They wished to disengage themselves from these policies. disengage (something/somebody) (from something/somebody...