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Meanings of disengage in English

Portuguese
desligar
Spanish
retirar
Catalan
desconnectar

Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.

desligar
Catalan
alliberar
Spanish
liberar

Free or remove obstruction from.

alliberar
Usage of disengage in English
1
I seriously considered a smartwatch to help me disengage with my smartphone.
Wired
2
The arse in question began to shimmy as MacDougall attempted to disengage.
The system of the world
3
Extract the opinion, disengage the answer-thoseare the real acts of homage.
The Death of the Lion
4
West has permission to disengage and roll his company to our location.
The apostle
5
Margaret tried to disengage her arm from Mrs Grey; Mrs Grey objected.
Deerbrook
6
With a thunderous clang, the vault doors disengage and begin to part.
Dark Matter
7
She struggled violently to disengage herself from his grasp, but in vain.
Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome
8
It's very heavy on the disengage or the picking targets for allies.
Wired
9
But with a fury of yanking, he managed to disengage the spell.
Spellwright
10
They take advantage of all hills to disengage their gears and coast.
A Russian Journal
11
Twice the Baroness tried to disengage herself, twice her strength failed her.
Gerfaut — Volume 3
12
He rose and endeavoured to disengage himself as he had done before.
The Head of the House of Coombe
13
He kept moving back, eventually putting enough distance between them to disengage.
Imperatrix
14
Obed at the moment was trying to disengage the dead man's arms.
Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts: A Book of Stories
15
But it can also cause people to disengage completely with their investments.
The Irish Times
16
But Wilkinson tried to disengage her arms, saying, as he did so-
The Two Wives; Or, Lost and Won
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Translations for disengage
Portuguese
desligar
Disengage through the time
Disengage across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common