disengaging

Variant of disengage

disengage definition

dis·en·gage (dis′in gāj′)

transitive verb disengaged -·gaged′, disengaging -·gag′·ing

to release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free

Etymology: OFr desengagier: see dis- & engage

intransitive verb

to release oneself or itself; become disengaged

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