Definition of disengage Disengage

/dɪsɪngejˈʤ/ - [disingeyj] - dis•en•gage

We found 11 definitions of disengage from 6 different sources.

What does disengage mean?

Verb disengages, disengaging, disengaged
disengage - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
		withdraw
		mesh, operate, lock, engage work together in harmony
		let go of, let go, relinquish, release release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"
		unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
disengage - become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
		engage get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
		change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
		unlock become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"
		declutch disengage the clutch of a car
disengage - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
		free
		obturate, occlude, impede, obstruct, close up, jam, block be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
		dig out dig out from underneath earth or snow
		unclog become or cause to become unobstructed; "The chemical that we poured down the drain unclogged it"
		unstuff, loosen up cause to become unblocked; "The medicine unstuffed my nose in minutes!"
		disencumber, extricate, untangle, disentangle release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

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disengage (Noun)
A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry.
disengage (Verb)
To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.

disengage (v. t.)
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.
disengage (v. i.)
To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self.

disengage
dis-en-gāj′, v.t. to separate or free from being engaged: to separate: to set free: to release.—ns. Disengag′edness; Disengage′ment. [O. Fr. desengager, des-—L. dis, neg., engager, to engage.]

disengage
To separate the wings of a battalion or regiment, which is necessary when the battalion countermarches from its centre and on its centre by files. It likewise means to clear a column or line which may have lost its proper front by the overlapping of any particular division. It also signifies to extricate oneself and the troops commanded from a critical situation. It likewise means to break suddenly from any particular order in line or column, and to repair to some rallying-point.
disengage
In fencing, means to quit that side of an adversary’s blade on which one is opposed by his guard, in order to effect a cut or thrust where an opportunity may present.