disengage

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verb

1. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles (Freq. 1)
- I want to disengage myself from his influence
- disengage the gears
• Syn:
withdraw
• Ant:
engage
• Derivationally related forms:
withdrawer (for: withdraw), withdrawal (for: withdraw), disengagement
• Hypernyms:
let go of, let go, release, relinquish
• Hyponyms:
unlock
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. free or remove obstruction from
- free a path across the cluttered floor
• Syn:
free
• Ant:
obstruct (for: free)
• Hyponyms:
dig out, unclog, unstuff, loosen up, extricate,
untangle, disentangle, disencumber
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
3. become free
- in neutral, the gears disengage
• Ant:
engage
• Derivationally related forms:
disengagement
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
unlock, declutch
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  free, withdraw
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  engage, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up, mesh, lock, operate