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disengage

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dis·en·gage  (dsn-gj)
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.

disen·gagement n.

disengage [ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ]
vb
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. (Individual Sports & Recreations / 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disengage - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
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"
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.
Translations
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 clutchdesembragar, soltar el embrague
B. VI
1. (Mil) → retirarse
2. (Fencing) → separarse

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
vt
(= extricate)losmachen, lösen (from aus)
(Tech) → ausrücken (form); to disengage the clutch (Aut) → auskuppeln
(Mil, from country) → abziehen; (from battle) → abziehen, abrücken lassen
vi
(Tech) → ausrücken (form)
(Mil) → auseinanderrücken; (opponents)sich trennen
(Fencing) → sich (aus seiner Bindung) lösen

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 [ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ]
1. vt (object, hand) → liberare (Aut) (clutch) → disinnestare (Mil) (forces) → disimpegnare
2. vi (see vt) to disengage (from)disinnestarsi (da), disimpegnarsi (da)

disengage
v disengage [disinˈgeidʒ]
to separate or free (one thing from another) to disengage the gears; He disengaged himself from her embrace. losmaak, bevry, vrymaak يُحَرِّر، يَفُكُّ ارْتِباطا освобождавам uvolnit (se), zbavit (se) frigøre; rive sig løs (sich) losmachen απαγκιστρώνω, απαγκιστρώνομαι, αποδεσμεύω soltar, desacoplar, desenganchar lahti tegema, vabastama رها کردن؛ خلاص کردن vapauttaa (se) dégager לְשָחרֵר, לְנָתֵק अलग करना osloboditi, riješiti obaveze kiszabadít, kiold melepaskan losa; aftengja liberare 離す 풀다, 해방하다 išlaisvinti, atpalaiduoti atbrīvot; atbrīvoties; atraisīt; atraisīties bebaskan losmaken frigjøre, utløse, kople ut odłączyć, uwolnić soltar a scoate (din); a se elibera (din) освобождать(ся) vyslobodiť sa sprostiti; osvoboditi (se) osloboditi se lös-, frigöra, lossa ปลด; ปล่อย; หลุดพ้น ayırmak 鬆開, 脫離 роз'єднувати; відчепити(ся) الگ کرنا thoát ra ,


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Aronnax, you really think that the Nautilus cannot disengage itself?
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.
But to her utter amazement she found that to proceed along the room was by no means the way to disengage themselves from the crowd; it seemed rather to increase as they went on, whereas she had imagined that when once fairly within the door, they should easily find seats and be able to watch the dances with perfect convenience.
 
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