disengage : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disengage	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for disengage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disengage v release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears" Synonym(s): disengage, withdraw Antonym(s): engage, lock, mesh, operate free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" Synonym(s): free, disengage Antonym(s): block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" Antonym(s): engage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disengage \Dis`en*gage"\, v. i. To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self. From a friends's grave how soon we disengage! --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disengage \Dis`engage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disengaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disengaging}.] [Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F. d[82]sengager.] 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. To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be borrowed. --Milton. Caloric and light must be disengaged during the process. --Transl. of Lavoisier. Syn: To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle; detach; withdraw; wean.