disengage
[verb]
Synonyms: release, disentangle, extricate, free, loosen, set free, unloose, untie

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Antonyms: engage
Contrasted words: associate, connect, join, link, unite
Related Words: free, liberate, release

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dis‧en‧gage /ˌdɪsənˈɡeɪdʒ, ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ verb

1. [transitive] to move so that you are not touching or holding someone
disengage yourself
Sally found it difficult to disengage herself from his embrace.

2. [intransitive and transitive] if you disengage something, especially a part of a machine, or if it disengages, you make it move away from another part that it was connected to Antonym : engage:
Disengage the gears when you park the car.
He tapped in the code and the lock disengaged.

3. [intransitive] to stop being involved or interested in something
disengage from
Too many young people disengage from learning.

4. [intransitive and transitive] if two armies disengage, they stop fighting Antonym : engage
—disengagement noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲