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Disengage Common

Origin: French suffix -age

Disengage has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

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

Verb
1

release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

"I want to disengage myself from his influence"

"disengage the gears"

2

free or remove obstruction from

"free a path across the cluttered floor"

3

become free

"in neutral, the gears disengage"

4

To release or loosen from something that binds, entangles, holds, or interlocks.

Example Sentences
"I want to disengage myself from his influence" verb
"disengage the gears" verb
"free a path across the cluttered floor" verb
"in neutral, the gears disengage" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
mesh obturate engage
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
let go of change state
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
unlock dig out unclog unstuff extricate declutch
Rhyming Words
age sage tage rage wage aage mage yage lage cage gage page nage kage swage adage plage brage phage stage
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