Topic: ARMY
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dis‧en‧gage
1 [transitive] to move so that you are not touching or holding someone
2 [intransitive and transitive]TEMTTC if you disengage something, especially a part of a machine, or if it disengages, you make it move away from another part that it was connected to [≠ engage]: Disengage the gears when you park the car. He tapped in the code and the lock disengaged.
Disengage the gears when you park the car.He tapped in the code and the lock disengaged.3 [intransitive] to stop being involved or interested in something
4 [intransitive and transitive]PMA if two armies disengage, they stop fighting [≠ engage]
—disengagement noun [uncountable]
