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disengage
verb dis·en·gage \ˌdis-ən-ˈgāj\
: to separate from someone or something
: to stop being involved with a person or group : to stop taking part in something
: to move (a mechanism or part of a machine) so that it no longer fits into another part
Full Definition of DISENGAGE
transitive verb
: to release from something that engages or involves
intransitive verb
: to release or detach oneself : withdraw
— dis·en·gage·ment \-mənt\ noun
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Origin of DISENGAGE
French désengager, from Middle French, from des- dis- + engager to engage
Related to DISENGAGE
- Synonyms
- clear, disembarrass, extricate, disentangle, free, liberate, release, untangle
Rhymes with DISENGAGE
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