 disengage |
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| 1. | [ verb ] release from something that holds fast. connects, or entangles | |
| Synonyms: | withdraw | |
| Examples: | "I want to disengage myself from his influence" "disengage the gears" |
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| Related terms: | engage let_go_of unlock withdrawer | |
| 2. | [ verb ] free or remove obstruction from | |
| Synonyms: | free | |
| Examples: | "free a path across the cluttered floor" |
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| Related terms: | obstruct extricate unstuff unclog dig_out | |
| 3. | [ verb ] become free; as of gears, for example | |
| Related terms: | engage change_state unlock declutch detachment | |
| Similar spelling: |
disenchanted diogenes disenchant diesinker dissension Digangi dickens |
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