Definitions for disengage
ˌdɪs ɛnˈgeɪdʒdis·en·gage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. disengage, withdrawverb

   release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

   "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

2. free, disengageverb

   free or remove obstruction from

   "free a path across the cluttered floor"

3. disengageverb

   become free

   "in neutral, the gears disengage"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disengagenoun

   A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry

2. disengageverb

   To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Disengageverb

   Etymology: dis and engage.

   1. To separate from any thing with which it is in union.

   Some others, being very light, would float up and down a good while, before they could wholly disengage themselves and descend. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   2. To withdraw the affection; to wean; to abstract the mind.

   It is requisite that we should acquaint ourselves with God, that we should frequently disengage our hearts from earthly pursuits. Francis Atterbury.

   The consideration that should disengage our fondness from worldly things, is, that they are uncertain in their foundation, fading, transient, and corruptible in their nature. John Rogers.

   3. To disentangle; to clear from impediments or difficulties.

   From civil broils he did us disengage;
   Found nobler objects for our martial rage. Edmund Waller.

   In the next paragraph I found my author pretty well disengaged from quotations. Francis Atterbury.

   4. To free from any thing that powerfully seizes the attention.

   When our mind’s eyes are disengag’d and free,
   They clearer, farther, and distinctly see. John Denham.

2. To Disengageverb

   To set one’s self free from; to withdraw one’s affections from.

   Providence gives us notice, by sensible declensions, that we may disengage from the world by degrees. Jeremy Collier, on Thought.

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1. disengage

   Disengage refers to the act of emotionally or physically detaching oneself from someone or something. This could be a cause, situation, relationship, commitment, or from active participation in any activity. It can also refer to the process of releasing or detaching a device or system from working or functional mode.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disengageverb

   to release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study

2. Disengageverb

   to release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self

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1. Disengage

   Disengage is third and final album by Circle of Dust released in 1998. Klay Scott began to work on the album soon after a brief departure from Angeldust, a music/magic project he and Criss Angel collaborated on together. After Circle of Dust's contract with R.E.X. expired, Klay Scott took the band to Flying Tart Records. Seven remixes for "Chasm" and "Refractor" were produced. Klayton intended to release the remixes on a single separate CD entitled Circle of Dust - Refractor/Chasm Remixes however, this attempt was shot down by the label. The remixes were instead inserted in the album. After completing Disengage and disbanding Circle of Dust, Klayton went on to work on his next project Celldweller.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disengage

   dis-en-gāj′, v.t. to separate or free from being engaged: to separate: to set free: to release.—ns. Disengag′edness; Disengage′ment. [O. Fr. desengager, des-—L. dis, neg., engager, to engage.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disengage

   To separate the wings of a battalion or regiment, which is necessary when the battalion countermarches from its centre and on its centre by files. It likewise means to clear a column or line which may have lost its proper front by the overlapping of any particular division. It also signifies to extricate oneself and the troops commanded from a critical situation. It likewise means to break suddenly from any particular order in line or column, and to repair to some rallying-point.

2. disengage

   In fencing, means to quit that side of an adversary’s blade on which one is opposed by his guard, in order to effect a cut or thrust where an opportunity may present.

Matched Categories

1. • Change State
   • Release

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disengage in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disengage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of disengage in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   With grandiosity, they announce resets and disengage, hashtag campaigns replace actual diplomacy and engagement. Personal diplomacy and maturity is replaced by leaks and personal disparagement.

2. Fox News contributor Joe Trippi:

   The only thing GOP incumbent senators can do is support him loosely and try to disengage with the national Trump and Clinton fight, the real likelihood is, whoever wins the presidency will end up with control of the Senate, and in the end, there is going to be less power for both parties – and maybe that’s what people want.

3. Barbara Muschietti:

   What was probably more important to me was resemblance, physical resemblance, i get turned off very easily when I see a movie with two timelines and the actors don't look alike. It's enough for me to disengage, so I wanted to start this movie with that already clear, people already believing that it could be the same character.

4. Addison:

   It is very hard for the mind to disengage itself from a subject on which it has been long employed. The thoughts will be rising of themselves from time to time, though we have given them no encouragement, as the tossings and fluctuations of the sea continue several hours after the winds are laid.

5. The King:

   For me the most important thing is that I have a hobby for which I need to concentrate completely, you have an aircraft, passengers and crew. You have responsibility for them. You can't take your problems from the ground into the skies. You can completely disengage and concentrate on something else. That, for me, is the most relaxing part of flying.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disengage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disengage
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disengage
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disengage
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=disengage
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=disengage
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=disengage