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disengage:


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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
disengage /ˌdɪsɪnˈgeɪdʒ, ˌdɪsɛn-/
verb
  • 1 separate, release, or detach.

    ■ (as adj. disengaged) emotionally detached; uninvolved.

  • 2 remove (troops) from an area of conflict.
  • 3 Fencing pass the point of one's sword over or under the opponent's sword to change the line of attack.
noun Fencing a disengaging movement.
– derivatives
disengagement noun.



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