disengage
playSimple Definition of disengage
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: to separate from someone or something
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: to stop being involved with a person or group : to stop taking part in something
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: to move (a mechanism or part of a machine) so that it no longer fits into another part
Examples of disengage in a sentence
The two dancers moved together in a series of quick movements before disengaging and leaping apart.
Put the car in gear, and then slowly disengage the clutch while pressing on the gas pedal.
If there is a malfunction, the gears will automatically disengage.
Origin and Etymology of disengage
French désengager, from Middle French, from des- dis- + engager to engage
First Known Use: 1611
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