Dis`en*gage" (&?;), v. t. [imp.
& p. p. Disengaged (#); p. pr. & vb.
n. Disengaging.] [Pref. dis- + engage:
cf. F. désengager.] To release from that with
which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to
extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to
disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies,
from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the
affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study.
To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums
were to be borrowed.
Milton.
Caloric and light must be disengaged during the
process.
Transl. of Lavoisier.
Syn. -- To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear;
disentangle; detach; withdraw; wean.
Dis`en*gage", v. i. To release
one's self; to become detached; to free one's self.
From a friends's grave how soon we
disengage!
Young.
