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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to release or detach from a... detachdisconnectreleasewithdrawextricateuncouplefree ↔ Opposites engageattachconnectinvolvecouple Word family Forms disengagedly Derived forms disengagementdisengaged Related forms engagegageengagement Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown