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Meaning of disengage

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  disengage
      v 1: release from something that holds fast, connects, or
           entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence";
           "disengage the gears" [syn: {disengage}, {withdraw}] [ant:
           {engage}, {lock}, {mesh}, {operate}]
      2: free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the
         cluttered floor" [syn: {free}, {disengage}] [ant: {block},
         {close up}, {impede}, {jam}, {obstruct}, {obturate},
         {occlude}]
      3: become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage" [ant:
         {engage}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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