verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Disengage the gears before you start the car.
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After the Gulf War, the U.S. disengaged quickly from the Middle East.
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He removed the screws and disengaged the back panel.
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The cruise control does not disengage when it should.
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Troops moved in Thursday to disengage the two warring factions.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He disengaged and scratched the back of his neck.
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In the struggle the autopilot was accidentally disengaged, sending the aircraft into a dive.
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No need for anything, only gears and lever to disengage .
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Reason that is disengaged and tightly regulated would starve other human faculties, they believed.
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So they could either stay or disengage , as it suited them.
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They will have disengaged from many activities in the community long before then.
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Whatever we do, we must avoid the illusory solution of disengaging from the world by abandoning peace operations.