Dictionary Definition
disengage
Verb
1 release from something that holds fast,
connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his
influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: withdraw] [ant: engage]
2 free or remove obstruction from; "free a path
across the cluttered floor" [syn: free] [ant: obstruct]
3 become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
[ant: engage]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪdʒ
Verb
- To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.
Extensive Definition
Engage may refer to:
- Engagement in preparation for marriage
- Engage (organization), a UK-based political organization
- Engage (visual arts), the UK National Association for Gallery Education http://www.engage.org
- N-Gage, a smartphone and handheld game console by Nokia
- N-Gage (service), a mobile gaming service by Nokia
disengage in Spanish: embragar
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abrupt,
abstract, alienate, back down, back out,
beat a retreat, break loose, break out, break with, cast off, cast
out, clear, cut adrift,
cut loose, cut off, cut out, delete, depart, detach, disarticulate, disburden, disconnect, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disentangle, disinvolve, disjoin, disjoint, dislodge, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, doff, draw back, draw off, eject, estrange, expel, extricate, fall back, free, free up, get away from, get
out, get out of, get rid of, give ground, give place, go back,
isolate, leave, liberate, loose, loosen, move back, part, pull away, pull back, pull
out, release, remove, retire, retreat, run back, segregate, separate, sequester, set apart, set
aside, set free, shake off, shut off, split, stand aloof, stand apart,
stand aside, stand back, step aside, subtract, take off, tear loose,
throw off, throw out, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, unclutter, uncouple, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unhook, unknot, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unravel, unscramble, unsnarl, unstick, unstrap, untangle, untie, unyoke, weigh anchor, withdraw