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Disengage — Dis en*gage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disengaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disengaging}.] [Pref. dis + engage: cf. F. d[ e]sengager.] To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disengage — may refer to: Music Disengage (song), by Suicide Silence Disengage (album), the third and final album by Circle of Dust Disen Gage, a Russian rock band See also Disengagement (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Disengage — Dis en*gage , v. i. To release one s self; to become detached; to free one s self. [1913 Webster] From a friends s grave how soon we disengage! Young. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disengage — I verb avocare, become detached, break the connection with, cut loose, cut off, decontrol, deliver, detach, disconnect, disembroil, disencumber, disentangle, disenthrall, disjoin, dislodge, dispart, displant, dissever, dissociate, disunite,… … Law dictionary
disengage — c.1600 in figurative sense; 1660s in lit. sense of detach, from DIS (Cf. dis ) do the opposite of + ENGAGE (Cf. engage) (q.v.). Related: Disengaged; disengaging … Etymology dictionary
disengage — *detach, abstract Analogous words: disembarrass, disencumber, disentangle, untangle, *extricate: release, liberate, *free: disconnect, disjoin, dissociate, disunite (see affirmative verbs at JOIN) Antonyms: engage (one part, one thing with… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disengage — ► VERB 1) separate, release, or detach. 2) remove (troops) from an area of conflict. 3) (disengaged) emotionally detached; uninvolved. DERIVATIVES disengagement noun … English terms dictionary
disengage — [dis΄in gāj′] vt. disengaged, disengaging [OFr desengagier: see DIS & ENGAGE] to release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free vi. to release oneself or itself; become disengaged … English World dictionary
disengage — dis|en|gage [ˌdısınˈgeıdʒ] v 1.) [T] to move so that you are not touching or holding someone disengage yourself ▪ Sally found it difficult to disengage herself from his embrace. 2.) [I and T] if you disengage something, especially a part of a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
disengage — verb 1 (T) to separate something from something else that is fastened to it or holding it: disengage yourself: Sally found it difficult to disengage herself from his embrace. 2 (I, T) if you disengage part of a machine or if it disengages, you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
