"disengage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdɪsɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: disengages [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: From Middle French désengager ; dis- + engage. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|désengager}} Middle French désengager, {{prefix|en|dis|engage}} dis- + engage Head templates: {{en-noun}} disengage (plural disengages)
  1. (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry Categories (topical): Fencing
    Sense id: en-disengage-en-noun-t~5unpdw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 51 Topics: fencing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

Verb

IPA: /ˌdɪsɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ Forms: disengages [present, singular, third-person], disengaging [participle, present], disengaged [participle, past], disengaged [past]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: From Middle French désengager ; dis- + engage. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|désengager}} Middle French désengager, {{prefix|en|dis|engage}} dis- + engage Head templates: {{en-verb}} disengage (third-person singular simple present disengages, present participle disengaging, simple past and past participle disengaged)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, entangles, holds, or interlocks. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: detach, disentangle, free, unfasten Derived forms: disengagement Related terms: engage Translations (release, detach): ысҡындырыу (ısqındırıw) (Bashkir), отвързвам (otvǎrzvam) (Bulgarian), освобождавам (osvoboždavam) (Bulgarian), désengager (French), ausklinken (German), aushaken (German), entkuppeln (German), whakatangatanga (Maori), ui (Maori), desenganchar (Spanish), desatar (Spanish), liberar (Spanish), retirar (Spanish), desacoplar (Spanish), desasir (Spanish), cesar (el contacto) (Spanish), desembragar (Spanish), cortar el contacto (Spanish), terminar (el contacto) (Spanish), finalizar (el contacto) (Spanish), acabar (el contacto) (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-disengage-en-verb-oIP2lRXZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 51

Inflected forms

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