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- Dictionarydis·en·gage/ˌdisənˈɡāj/
verb
- 1. separate or release (someone or something) from something to which they are attached or connected: "I disengaged his hand from mine" Similar Opposite
- 2. remove (troops) from an area of conflict: "the ceasefire gave the commanders a chance to disengage their forces" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DISENGAGE is to release from something that engages or involves. How to use disengage in a sentence.
Disengage definition: to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten. See examples of DISENGAGE used in a sentence.
DISENGAGE definition: 1. to become physically separated from something, or to make two things become physically…. Learn more.
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."
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
[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...
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. John gently disengaged himself from his sister's tearful embrace.
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.
disengage meaning, definition, what is disengage: to move so that you are not touching or ...: Learn more.
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. Collins English Dictionary.
