disengage

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
  2. verb free or remove obstruction from
  3. verb become free

Etymology

From Middle French désengager ; dis- + engage.

In classic literature

Synonyms

withdraw

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