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disengage
dis·en·gage D0265700 (dĭs′ĕn-gāj′)v. dis·en·gaged, dis·en·gag·ing, dis·en·gag·es v.tr.1. To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. See Synonyms at extricate.2. To release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation.v.intr. To free or detach oneself; withdraw. dis′en·gage′ment n.disengage (ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ) vb1. to release or become released from a connection, obligation, etc: press the clutch to disengage the gears. 2. (Military) military to withdraw (forces) from close action3. (Fencing) 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 ˌdisenˈgaged adjdis•en•gage (ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒ) v. -gaged, -gag•ing. v.t. 1. to release from attachment or connection: to disengage a clutch. 2. to free (oneself) from an engagement, obligation, etc. v.i. 3. to become disengaged. [1605–15; < Middle French] dis`en•gag′ed•ness, n. dis`en•gage′ment, n. disengage Past participle: disengaged Gerund: disengaging
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disengage | disengage |
Present |
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I disengage | you disengage | he/she/it disengages | we disengage | you disengage | they disengage |
Preterite |
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I disengaged | you disengaged | he/she/it disengaged | we disengaged | you disengaged | they disengaged |
Present Continuous |
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I am disengaging | you are disengaging | he/she/it is disengaging | we are disengaging | you are disengaging | they are disengaging |
Present Perfect |
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I have disengaged | you have disengaged | he/she/it has disengaged | we have disengaged | you have disengaged | they have disengaged |
Past Continuous |
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I was disengaging | you were disengaging | he/she/it was disengaging | we were disengaging | you were disengaging | they were disengaging |
Past Perfect |
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I had disengaged | you had disengaged | he/she/it had disengaged | we had disengaged | you had disengaged | they had disengaged |
Future |
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I will disengage | you will disengage | he/she/it will disengage | we will disengage | you will disengage | they will disengage |
Future Perfect |
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I will have disengaged | you will have disengaged | he/she/it will have disengaged | we will have disengaged | you will have disengaged | they will have disengaged |
Future Continuous |
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I will be disengaging | you will be disengaging | he/she/it will be disengaging | we will be disengaging | you will be disengaging | they will be disengaging |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been disengaging | you have been disengaging | he/she/it has been disengaging | we have been disengaging | you have been disengaging | they have been disengaging |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been disengaging | you will have been disengaging | he/she/it will have been disengaging | we will have been disengaging | you will have been disengaging | they will have been disengaging |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been disengaging | you had been disengaging | he/she/it had been disengaging | we had been disengaging | you had been disengaging | they had been disengaging |
Conditional |
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I would disengage | you would disengage | he/she/it would disengage | we would disengage | you would disengage | they would disengage |
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I would have disengaged | you would have disengaged | he/she/it would have disengaged | we would have disengaged | you would have disengaged | they would have disengaged | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | disengage - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"withdrawlet go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"unlock - set free or releasemesh, lock, operate, engage - keep engaged; "engaged the gears" | | 2. | disengage - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"freedig out - dig out from underneath earth or snowunclog - become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"loosen up, unstuff - cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"disencumber, disentangle, extricate, untangle - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" | | 3. | disengage - become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"unlock - become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"declutch - disengage the clutch of a carengage - get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" |
disengageverb1. release, free, separate, ease, liberate, loosen, set free, extricate, untie, disentangle, unloose, unbridle He gently disengaged himself from his sister's tearful embrace.2. detach, withdraw More vigorous action is needed to force the army to disengage.disengageverb1. To free from ties or fasteners:loose, loosen, slip, unbind, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unloose, unloosen, untie.2. To separate one thing from another thing:detach, disconnect, uncouple.3. To remove from association with:abstract, detach, disassociate, dissociate, withdraw.4. To free from an entanglement:clear, disentangle, disinvolve, extricate, untangle.Translationsdisengage (disinˈgeidʒ) verb to separate or free (one thing from another). to disengage the gears; He disengaged himself from her embrace. 鬆開, 脫離 松开,脱离 disengage
disengage from (someone or something)1. To withdraw from someone or something. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun can be used between "disengage" and "from." When she gets that negative, I just have to disengage from her since she's not going to listen to me anyway.2. To remove or detach something from something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "disengage" and "from." We need to disengage these shelves from the wall so that we can paint over here.See also: disengagedisengage (oneself) from someone or somethingto detach oneself from someone or something; to untangle oneself from someone or something. I wanted to disengage myself from the person I was talking to and go home. We disengaged from the argument.See also: disengagedisengage something from somethingto detach something from something. Sally disengaged the locking mechanism from the cupboard door and peeked in. The coupling was disengaged from the boxcar, and the car separated and rolled away.See also: disengagedisengage
disengage[‚dis·ən′gāj] (engineering) To break the contact between two objects. LegalSeeEngageSee DISENG See DISENGdisengage Related to disengage: Disengagement theorySynonyms for disengageverb releaseSynonyms- release
- free
- separate
- ease
- liberate
- loosen
- set free
- extricate
- untie
- disentangle
- unloose
- unbridle
verb detachSynonymsSynonyms for disengageverb to free from ties or fastenersSynonyms- loose
- loosen
- slip
- unbind
- unclasp
- undo
- unfasten
- unloose
- unloosen
- untie
verb to separate one thing from another thingSynonymsverb to remove from association withSynonyms- abstract
- detach
- disassociate
- dissociate
- withdraw
verb to free from an entanglementSynonyms- clear
- disentangle
- disinvolve
- extricate
- untangle
Synonyms for disengageverb release from something that holds fast, connects, or entanglesSynonymsRelated Words- let go
- let go of
- release
- relinquish
- unlock
Antonymsverb free or remove obstruction fromSynonymsRelated Words- dig out
- unclog
- loosen up
- unstuff
- disencumber
- disentangle
- extricate
- untangle
verb become freeRelated Words- change state
- turn
- unlock
- declutch
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