disengage
disengage
(dɪsɪngeɪdʒ )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense disengages , present participle disengaging , past tense, past participle disengaged
1. verb
If you disengage something, or if it disengages, it becomes separate from something which it has been attached to.
She disengaged the film advance mechanism on the camera. [VERB noun]
John gently disengaged himself from his sister's tearful embrace. [V pron-refl + from]
His front brake cable disengaged. [VERB]
[Also VERB noun from noun]2. verb
...the evident desire of both superpowers to disengage from Afghanistan. [VERB from noun]
More vigorous action is needed to force the federal army to disengage. [VERB]
