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disengage

(dɪsɪngeɪdʒ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disengages, present participle disengaging, past tense, past participle disengaged

1. verb

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. [V pron-refl + from]

His front brake cable disengaged. [VERB]

[Also VERB noun from noun]

Synonyms: release, free, separate, ease More Synonyms of disengage

2. verb

If an army disengages from an area, it withdraws from that area.

The United States took the first step to disengage from Vietnam. [VERB from noun]

More vigorous action is needed to force the federal army to disengage. [VERB]

Synonyms: detach, withdraw More Synonyms of disengage

disengage in British English

(ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ)

verb

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

Derived forms

disengaged (ˌdisenˈgaged)

adjective

disengage in American English

(ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisenˈgaged or ˌdisenˈgaging

to release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free

verb intransitive

to release oneself or itself; become disengaged

Word origin

OFr desengagier: see di-1 & engage

Examples of 'disengage' in a sentence
disengage

And the one extreme we need to avoid is to avoid being culturally removed, totally disengaged from the world.That this is based on a true story is perhaps more interesting than the film itself, which feels curiously disengaged from its characters.

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disengage

British English: disengage VERB

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.

American English: disengage
Brazilian Portuguese: desengatar
Chinese: 使脱离
European Spanish: retirar
French: dégager
German: lösen
Italian: staccare
Japanese: 外す
Korean: 분리하다
European Portuguese: desengatar
Latin American Spanish: retirar

1 (verb) in the sense of release

Definition

to release from a connection

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

Synonyms

release

He was released from custody the next day.

free

They are going to free more prisoners.

separate

Separate the garlic into cloves.

ease

liberate

How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty?

loosen

He loosened the scarf around his neck.

set free

extricate

Emergency workers tried to extricate the survivors from the wreckage.

untie

Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring.

disentangle

They are looking at ways to disentangle him from this situation.

unloose

unbridle

2 (verb) in the sense of detach

Definition

to withdraw from close action

More vigorous action is needed to force the army to disengage.

Synonyms

detach

Gerda gently detached her wrists from her friend's fingers.

withdraw

The opposition threatened to withdraw from the talks.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disentangle

They are looking at ways to disentangle him from this situation.

Synonyms

free,

separate,

loose,

detach,

sever,

disconnect,

extricate,

disengage

in the sense of extricate

Definition

to free from a difficult or complicated situation or place

Emergency workers tried to extricate the survivors from the wreckage.

Synonyms

free,

clear,

release,

remove,

rescue,

get out,

disengage,

disentangle

in the sense of free

Definition

to release or liberate

They are going to free more prisoners.

Synonyms

release,

liberate,

let out,

set free,

deliver,

loose,

discharge,

unleash,

let go,

untie,

emancipate,

unchain,

turn loose,

uncage,

set at liberty,

unfetter,

disenthrall,

unbridle,

manumit

Nearby words of
disengage

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disenchantment
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disentangle

Synonyms of 'disengage'

disengage

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单词	disengage
释义	Trends of disengage View usage for: disengage (dɪsɪngeɪdʒ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disengages, present participle disengaging, past tense, past participle disengaged 1. verb 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. [V pron-refl + from] His front brake cable disengaged. [VERB] [Also VERB noun from noun] Synonyms: release, free, separate, ease More Synonyms of disengage 2. verb If an army disengages from an area, it withdraws from that area. The United States took the first step to disengage from Vietnam. [VERB from noun] More vigorous action is needed to force the federal army to disengage. [VERB] Synonyms: detach, withdraw More Synonyms of disengage disengage in British English (ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ) verb 1. 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 Derived forms disengaged (ˌdisenˈgaged) adjective disengage in American English (ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ) verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisenˈgaged or ˌdisenˈgaging 1. to release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free verb intransitive 2. to release oneself or itself; become disengaged Word origin OFr desengagier: see di-1 & engage Examples of 'disengage' in a sentence disengage And the one extreme we need to avoid is to avoid being culturally removed, totally disengaged from the world. Christianity Today (2000) That this is based on a true story is perhaps more interesting than the film itself, which feels curiously disengaged from its characters. Times, Sunday Times (2011) In other languages disengage British English: disengage VERB 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. American English: disengage Brazilian Portuguese: desengatar Chinese: 使脱离 European Spanish: retirar French: dégager German: lösen Italian: staccare Japanese: 外す Korean: 분리하다 European Portuguese: desengatar Latin American Spanish: retirar 1 (verb) in the sense of release Definition to release from a connection He gently disengaged himself from his sister's tearful embrace. Synonyms release He was released from custody the next day. free They are going to free more prisoners. separate Separate the garlic into cloves. ease liberate How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty? loosen He loosened the scarf around his neck. set free extricate Emergency workers tried to extricate the survivors from the wreckage. untie Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring. disentangle They are looking at ways to disentangle him from this situation. unloose unbridle 2 (verb) in the sense of detach Definition to withdraw from close action More vigorous action is needed to force the army to disengage. Synonyms detach Gerda gently detached her wrists from her friend's fingers. withdraw The opposition threatened to withdraw from the talks. Additional synonyms in the sense of disentangle They are looking at ways to disentangle him from this situation. Synonyms free, separate, loose, detach, sever, disconnect, extricate, disengage in the sense of extricate Definition to free from a difficult or complicated situation or place Emergency workers tried to extricate the survivors from the wreckage. Synonyms free, clear, release, remove, rescue, get out, disengage, disentangle in the sense of free Definition to release or liberate They are going to free more prisoners. Synonyms release, liberate, let out, set free, deliver, loose, discharge, unleash, let go, untie, emancipate, unchain, turn loose, uncage, set at liberty, unfetter, disenthrall, unbridle, manumit Nearby words of disengage disenchanted disenchantment disencumber disengage disengaged disengagement disentangle Synonyms of 'disengage' disengage Explore 'disengage' in the dictionary
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