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Definition
disengage verb
/ˌdɪs.ɪŋˈgeɪdʒ/ v
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[I or T] to become separated from something, or to make two things become separate from each other
They recognized that the country would revive only if it thoroughly disengaged from the chaos of the old regime.
The number-one rule for being a good colleague is to disengage your emotions from the working relationship.
[R] Both children, disengaging themselves from their game, came to her side.
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[T] If you disengage the clutch of a car, you stop the power produced by the engine being connected to the wheels.
disengagement
noun
/ˌdɪs.ɪŋˈgeɪdʒ.mənt/ n [U]
(Definition of disengage verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
