to disengage
82
5.3
- verb
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
:
retirarse
- Apparently, the man deliberately disengaged the autopilot and pointed the aircraft at the ground.
- students disengage
- disengage from learning
- attempt to disengage
Some people may actually disengage from their family of origin.
- Some people may actually disengage from their family of origin.
- They like the idea of I want to disengage from the world.
- Why wouldn't you just say, look, I'm disengaging here.
- Also, I'm going to give you some feedback on probably the reasons of why she lost interest so you can disengage from those possible behaviors.
- Let someone go or disengage with them, release them from our lives in some form or another.
- But when I've been gaslighted by narcissistic people, I'll just disengage and I file it away and say this person is capable of this, this, this.
- When that X appears, I want you to disengage from the image you're watching and then focus on that, that X.
- Very quick to call out those people who disengage the bad people.
Examples
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When students perceive barriers to learning and acceptance, they disengage, which subsequently affects their academic effort.
Academic text (2008) -
The door's supposed to automatically disengage.
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Let someone go or disengage with them, release them from our lives in some form or another.
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Do not disengage life support.
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You push down on the spring, disengage the teeth like that.
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And so when you decide to disengage from anything, learn that actually re engaging is the skill you want to develop.
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When that X appears, I want you to disengage from the image you're watching and then focus on that, that X.
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Hold the yoke level, and disengage the autopilot.
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Torn metal lets go. The top of the elevator disengages from the building.
Fiction book (1993) -
To ensure safety, always disengage the machine before performing maintenance.
Synonyms
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
1.8
To let someone or something go free from being held
∞
1.4
To stop holding something or someone so they are free
481
2.9
To move apart or stop being together
466
2.8
To stop taking part in a place or activity
356
1.9
To stop holding something so it is not in your hand
206
3.4
To stop being involved in an activity or agreement
161
3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
131
3.5
To become loose and fall off
86
3.5
To move away from people or a place to create space
79
3.2
Leave an activity or agreement you had joined
59
4.6
To separate yourself completely from someone or something
41
2.7
To take something off from where it is attached
35
2.5
To take something off where it hangs, like a coat or necklace
22
7.6
Free a person or thing from something that traps them
16
4.0
To come apart from something it is connected to
16
7.0
To end a connection with a person, group, or idea
15
6.1
To force something or someone out of a place where they are stuck
12
1.0
To remove something unwanted from a place or person
5
5.3
To disconnect two things that are joined, often machine parts
4
6.7
Disconnect parts that were joined so they work independently
3
6.4
To free something by untying ropes or cords
3
6.7
To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea
2
3.5
To come off a larger thing, often because of force or damage
1
6.6
To release something that is tied or fastened so it can move away
1
6.1
To separate something from what it is connected to
1
7.4
Separate things that are attached to each other
1
7.0
To make something less tight or set something free
1
7.0
To separate parts so they are no longer connected
1
5.8
To become loose and move away from a surface
To free yourself from a promise or duty that controls your life
Antonyms
How Disconnected
67
5.8
297
1.9
16
4.0
82
5.3
6
3.7
88
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word disengage comes from dis- meaning 'away' and engage meaning 'to join or hold on to'. Think of pulling your hand out of someone's grip: to disengage is to move away or 'release' something that holds, connects, or involves you.