dis·en·gage /ˌdɪsṇˈgeʤ/
(vt.)使自由,解放,解開(vi.)脫離,斷絕關係
Dis·en·gage v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disengaged p. pr. & vb. n. Disengaging.] 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.
To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be borrowed. --Milton.
Caloric and light must be disengaged during the process. --Transl. of Lavoisier.
Syn: -- To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle; detach; withdraw; wean.
Dis·en·gage, v. i. To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's self.
From a friends's grave how soon we disengage! --Young.
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disengage
v 1: release from something that holds fast, connects, or
entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his
influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: withdraw]
[ant: engage]
2: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the
cluttered floor" [syn: free] [ant: obstruct]
3: become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" [ant: engage]