Associations to the word «Disengage»

Wiktionary

DISENGAGE, noun. (fencing) A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry
DISENGAGE, verb. (ambitransitive) To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.

Dictionary definition

DISENGAGE, verb. Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears".
DISENGAGE, verb. Free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor".
DISENGAGE, verb. Become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn