Associations to the word «Disengage»

Wiktionary

DISENGAGE, noun. (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry
DISENGAGE, verb. (ambitransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.

Dictionary definition

DISENGAGE, verb. Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears".
DISENGAGE, verb. Free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor".
DISENGAGE, verb. Become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley