disengage (verb)
1disengage — ► VERB 1) separate, release, or detach. 2) remove (troops) from an area of conflict. 3) (disengaged) emotionally detached; uninvolved. DERIVATIVES disengagement noun …
2disengage — 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… …
3disengage — verb Disengage is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑clutch Disengage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑clutch …
4disengage — 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,… …
5disengage — verb Etymology: French désengager, from Middle French, from des dis + engager to engage Date: 1611 transitive verb to release from something that engages or involves intransitive verb to release or detach oneself ; withdraw • disengagement …
6disengage — verb 1) I disengaged his hand from mine Syn: remove, detach, disentangle, extricate, separate, release, free, loosen, loose, disconnect, unfasten, unclasp, uncouple, undo, unhook, unhitch, untie …
7disengage — [[t]dɪ̱sɪnge͟ɪʤ[/t]] disengages, disengaging, disengaged 1) V ERG If you disengage something, or if it disengages, it becomes separate from something which it has been attached to. [V n] She disengaged the film advance mechanism on the camera...… …
8disengage — UK [ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ] / US verb Word forms disengage : present tense I/you/we/they disengage he/she/it disengages present participle disengaging past tense disengaged past participle disengaged 1) [intransitive/transitive] if part of a machine… …
9disengage — dis|en|gage [ ,dısın geıdʒ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if part of a machine disengages, or you disengage it, it is no longer connected to the main part of the machine: An electronic mechanism in the gear lever will automatically… …
10disengage — [ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ] verb [T] if you disengage part of a machine, it is no longer connected to the main part of the machine …
