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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•en•gage•ment (dis′en gāj′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged.
- freedom from obligation or occupation;
leisure. - Medicine[Obstet.](during childbirth) the emergence of the head or the presenting part of the fetus from the vulva.
- disengage + -ment 1640–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌdisenˈgagement /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ n - the act or process of disengaging or the state of being disengaged
- leisure; ease
dis•en•gage /ˌdɪsɛnˈgeɪdʒ/USA pronunciation v., -gaged, -gag•ing. - (of an army) to stop fighting and move back:[no object]As the enemy retreated, we were ordered to disengage.
- to (cause to) become released from connection: [no object]Suddenly the clutch just disengaged.[~ + object]Disengage the clutch and let's see what happens.
- to free (oneself ) from;
separate from:[~ + object]I tried to disengage myself from his grip.
dis•en•gage•ment, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•en•gage (dis′en gāj′),USA pronunciation v., -gaged, -gag•ing. v.t. - to release from attachment or connection; loosen;
unfasten:to disengage a clutch. - to free (oneself ) from an engagement, pledge, obligation, etc.:He accepted the invitation, but was later forced to disengage himself.
- Militaryto break off action with (an enemy).
v.i. - to become disengaged;
free oneself.
- Middle French desengager, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + engager to engage
- 1605–15
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