| VERB | contact | disengage, withdraw | release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles |
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| contact | disengage, free | free or remove obstruction from | |
| change | disengage | become free |
| Sounds | dihsihngey'jh | |
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| Rhymes | age ... wage: 25 rhymes with eyjh... | |
| Meaning | Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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| Synonym | withdraw | |
| Narrower | unlock | set free or release |
| Broader | let go of, let go, release, relinquish | Release, as from one's grip |
| Opposite | engage, mesh, lock, operate | Keep engaged |
| Spanish | desatar, retirar | |
| Nouns | disengagement | the act of releasing from an attachment or connection |
| Meaning | Free or remove obstruction from. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | free | |
| Narrower | dig out | dig out from underneath earth or snow |
| extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber | Release from entanglement of difficulty | |
| unclog | Become or cause to become unobstructed | |
| unstuff, loosen up | Cause to become unblocked | |
| Opposite | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up | Block passage through |
| Spanish | desprender, liberar | |
| Catalan | alliberar | |
| Meaning | Become free. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "in neutral, the gears disengage" | |
| Narrower | declutch | disengage the clutch of a car |
| unlock | Become unlocked / unlocked | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | engage | Get caught |
| Spanish | desconectar | |
| Catalan | desconnectar | |
| Nouns | disengagement | the act of releasing from an attachment or connection |
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