Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. synonym: extricate.
- intransitive verb To release (oneself) from an engagement, pledge, or obligation.
- intransitive verb To free or detach oneself; withdraw.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To set free or release from pledge or engagement; release from promise, engagement, or vow.
- To release or set free from union, attachment, or connection; detach; loosen or unfasten, and set free; release: as, to
disengage a metal from its gangue, or a garment from a clinging bramble; to disengage the mind from study. - In fencing, to carry or pass the point of (the weapon) from one side to the other over or under the adversary's, when the previous relative position or engagement of the blades is to the opponent's advantage. The movement is executed by describing with the point of the weapon a very small circle. Rolando (ed. Forsyth).
- To withdraw; become separated.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self.
- transitive verb To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun fencing A circular movement of the
blade that avoids the opponent'sparry - verb To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
- verb free or remove obstruction from
- verb become free
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Examples
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And then he thought it was best that at that time, he started to, what they call disengage the autopilot and control the rate of descent on his own.
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Additionally, when Christine O'Donnell vowed to disengage from the national media in order to have more time appealing to Delaware voters and making her case to local outlets -- I have to admit I thought that was pretty smart.
Jack Shafer: Politicians' Media Dodge May Be A Good Thing Jason Linkins 2010
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Additionally, when Christine O'Donnell vowed to disengage from the national media in order to have more time appealing to Delaware voters and making her case to local outlets -- I have to admit I thought that was pretty smart.
Jack Shafer: Politicians' Media Dodge May Be A Good Thing Jason Linkins 2010
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O'Donnell didn't actually disengage from the national media, she just upped her engagement with Sean Hannity, who lives in her "back pocket."
Jack Shafer: Politicians' Media Dodge May Be A Good Thing The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Additionally, when Christine O'Donnell vowed to disengage from the national media in order to have more time appealing to Delaware voters and making her case to local outlets -- I have to admit I thought that was pretty smart.
Jack Shafer: Politicians' Media Dodge May Be A Good Thing The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Additionally, when Christine O'Donnell vowed to disengage from the national media in order to have more time appealing to Delaware voters and making her case to local outlets -- I have to admit I thought that was pretty smart.
Jack Shafer: Politicians' Media Dodge May Be A Good Thing The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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It causes many of us concerned citizens to want to disengage from the process.
Cafferty: Are you interested in Palin's views on health care reform? 2009
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O'Donnell didn't actually disengage from the national media, she just upped her engagement with Sean Hannity, who lives in her "back pocket."
Jack Shafer: Politicians' Media Dodge May Be A Good Thing Jason Linkins 2010
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In an era of candidates who must explain that they are not witches, I worry that it is too easy to disengage from the process.
Jessica Levinson: Which Way Are the Political Winds Blowing as We Enter Election 2010? Jessica Levinson 2010
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O'Donnell didn't actually disengage from the national media, she just upped her engagement with Sean Hannity, who lives in her "back pocket."
Jack Shafer: Politicians' Media Dodge May Be A Good Thing The Huffington Post News Team 2010
chained_bear commented on the word disengage
Noun: in fencing, the act of disengaging or reversing the relative position of the blades, so as to free one's own for a thrust. A deceptive maneuver intended to change the line of engagement.
February 6, 2007
ruzuzu commented on the word disengage
"To release or set free from union, attachment, or connection; detach; loosen or unfasten, and set free; release: as, to disengage a metal from its gangue, or a garment from a clinging bramble; to disengage the mind from study."
-- CD&C
February 22, 2013