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dis·en·gage

(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.

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disengage

(ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ)

1. 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 action

3. (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 adj

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dis•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

Imperative
disengage
disengage

Present
I disengage
you disengage
he/she/it disengages
we disengage
you disengage
they disengage

Preterite
I disengaged
you disengaged
he/she/it disengaged
we disengaged
you disengaged
they disengaged

Present Continuous
I am disengaging
you are disengaging
he/she/it is disengaging
we are disengaging
you are disengaging
they are disengaging

Present Perfect
I have disengaged
you have disengaged
he/she/it has disengaged
we have disengaged
you have disengaged
they have disengaged

Past Continuous
I was disengaging
you were disengaging
he/she/it was disengaging
we were disengaging
you were disengaging
they were disengaging

Past Perfect
I had disengaged
you had disengaged
he/she/it had disengaged
we had disengaged
you had disengaged
they had disengaged

Future
I will disengage
you will disengage
he/she/it will disengage
we will disengage
you will disengage
they will disengage

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would disengage
you would disengage
he/she/it would disengage
we would disengage
you would disengage
they would disengage

Past Conditional
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

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Verb	1.	disengage - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" withdraw let 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 release mesh, lock, operate, engage - keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
	2.	disengage - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" free dig out - dig out from underneath earth or snow unclog - 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 car engage - get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"

disengage

verb

1. 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.

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disengage

verb

1. 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.

Translations

يُحَرِّر، يَفُكُّ ارْتِباطا

uvolnitzbavit

frigøre

abkommen losmachen sich losmachen

dégager

losa; aftengja

disimpegnare disinnestare ritirarsi

atpalaiduotiišlaisvinti

atbrīvotatbrīvotiesatraisītatraisīties

disengage

[ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ]

A. VT

1. (= free) → soltar
she gently disengaged her hand (from his) → soltó su mano (de la de él) con suavidad

2. (Mil) [+ troops] → retirar

3. (Mech) → desacoplar, desconectar
to disengage the clutch → desembragar, soltar el embrague

B. VI

1. (Mil) → retirarse

2. (Fencing) → separarse

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disengage

[ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ]

vt [+ object, hand] → dégager; [+ device, system, mechanism] → déclencher
to disengage the clutch → débrayer
to disengage o.s. → se dégager
to disengage o.s. from sth → se dégager de qch

vi [army] → cesser le combat
to disengage from [+ place] → se retirer de

disengage

(= extricate) → losmachen, lösen (from aus)

(Tech) → ausrücken (form); to disengage the clutch (Aut) → auskuppeln

(Mil, from country) → abziehen; (from battle) → abziehen, abrücken lassen

(Tech) → ausrücken (form)

(Mil) → auseinanderrücken; (opponents) → sich trennen

(Fencing) → sich (aus seiner Bindung) lösen

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disengage

[ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ]

1. vt (object, hand) → liberare (Aut) (clutch) → disinnestare (Mil) (forces) → disimpegnare

2. vi (see vt) to disengage (from) → disinnestarsi (da), disimpegnarsi (da)

disengage

(disinˈgeidʒ) verb

to separate or free (one thing from another). to disengage the gears; He disengaged himself from her embrace.

disengage

v. librar, separar, desplazar.

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Aronnax, you really think that the Nautilus cannot disengage itself?"

I affirm that not only can the Nautilus disengage itself, but also that it can go further still."

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The animal was vainly trying with his trunk to disengage himself from the rope that attached him to the car.

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Fiercely he strove to disengage his weapon, but Hordle John bent his arm slowly back until, with a sharp crack, like a breaking stave, it turned limp in his grasp, and the mace dropped from the nerveless fingers.

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"'Just a-goin' to begin,' said Sam, endeavouring to disengage himself.

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For, although they can inflict instantaneous death by a retrograde movement, yet unless they can at once disengage their stinging extremity from the struggling body of their victim, their own frail bodies are liable to be shattered.

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Raoul seized his father by the shoulders, by the neck, as he could, and embraced him so tenderly and so rapidly, that the comte had neither strength nor time to disengage himself, or to overcome his paternal emotions.

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From a distance of years, looking at the remembered aspects of the storms lived through, it is that impression which disengages itself clearly from the great body of impressions left by many years of intimate contact.

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The NTSB blamed the driver's "inattention and overreliance on the car's advanced driver assistance system; the Tesla's 'Autopilot' design which permitted the driver to disengage from the driving task; and the driver's use of the system in ways inconsistent with guidance and warnings from Tesla," according to a press release.

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He went over the subtle difference between the "engage NWS" and "disengage NWS" hand signals.