disengage

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to release or detach from a connection or involvement

The pilot disengaged the autopilot before the descent.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to release or detach from a... detach disconnect release withdraw extricate uncouple free

Opposites

engage attach connect involve couple

Word family

Forms disengagedly

Derived forms disengagementdisengaged

Related forms engage gage engagement

Etymology

From dis- ('reversal') + engage; engage from Old French engagier ('to pledge'), from en- + gage ('pledge'), from Frankish *wadi ('pledge'), of Germanic origin.

engagier Old French *wadi frk

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Actions & Processes

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# disengage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/

## Meanings
1. to release or detach from a connection or involvement

## Examples
- The pilot disengaged the autopilot before the descent.

## Synonyms
- detach
- disconnect
- release
- withdraw
- extricate
- uncouple
- free

## Antonyms
- engage
- attach
- connect
- involve
- couple

## Derived Forms
- disengagement
- disengaged

## Related Forms
- engage
- gage
- engagement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: engagier
- Root: *wadi

## Etymology
From dis- ('reversal') + engage; engage from Old French engagier ('to pledge'), from en- + gage ('pledge'), from Frankish *wadi ('pledge'), of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Disengage is from dis- ('reversal') + engage; engage from Old French engagier ('to pledge'), from en- + gage ('pledge'), from Frankish *wadi ('pledge'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include engagier (Old French) and *wadi (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to release or detach from a connection or involvement. The wider family includes derived forms such as disengagement and disengaged and related words such as engage, gage, and engagement.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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