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   dis·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 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.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disengageDisengage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DISENGAGE is to release from something that engages or involves. How to use disengage in a sentence.

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   DISENGAGE definition: 1. to become physically separated from something, or to make two things become physically…. Learn more.

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   Disengage definition: to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten. See examples of DISENGAGE used in a sentence.

5. 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."

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisengage verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › disengageDisengage - definition of disengage by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

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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...

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   Disengage definition: To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISENGAGE definition in American English | Collins English...

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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. John gently disengaged himself from his sister's tearful embrace.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISENGAGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    DISENGAGE definition: to become separated from something, or to make two things become separate from each other: . Learn more.