as in to liberate
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengage
An untrustworthy future tempts us to either disengage, retreat into cynicism, or live angry.
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Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The state transportation code stipulates that e-bikes must have motors that disengage when the rider applies the brakes or stops pedaling.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
This indicates that sustained remote presence can help prevent students from disengaging entirely from school.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
The father disengaged from the physical altercation with his son and retreated behind the uniformed police officers.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The state transportation code stipulates that e-bikes must have motors that disengage when the rider applies the brakes or stops pedaling.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
This indicates that sustained remote presence can help prevent students from disengaging entirely from school.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
The father disengaged from the physical altercation with his son and retreated behind the uniformed police officers.
—CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
Verb
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And when that happens, stool, fluids, and gas get shuttled toward your rectum, from where they can be liberated into the free world.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
SELF,
6 Feb. 2026
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Milan marked that day by naming a prominent square in the city’s center April 25 Plaza for the day the uprising that liberated Milan began.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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People both young and old, lonely and less lonely, those blessed with a family home, and even couples freed up the tram for us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lilia, her mother and her aunt try to free a bird that has made its way into the house.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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She and the driver were extricated by firefighters.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Fire crews quickly began working to extricate the man and transported him to a local trauma center.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Did Manchester City just save the title race?—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Dave Coulier credited early cancer detection with saving his life – twice.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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To redeem the offer, use code GOODWILLDUNKIN at checkout.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Feb. 2026
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Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Michigan Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600.—
Detroit Free Press Staff,
Freep.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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For researchers, the framework also opens new directions for studying disease mechanisms that have long been difficult to disentangle under a single diagnostic label.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
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An industry source tells Deadline’s Rendering column that the message went out to third-party producers to disentangle any Google AI tools from their workflows.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But its last shutdown plan, released in late September, indicates that 91% of its employees would continue to work without pay.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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On day four of the search, the Guthrie siblings released a video on social media.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But Armenia didn’t need rescuing.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this evening, members of our Scuba Team, Aviation Unit, Emergency Service Unit, and the @FDNY rescued three individuals from frozen waters in Far Rockaway.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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