01 v. t. To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; …
imp. & p. p.
Disengaged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disengaging
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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.