ˈdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ v. & n. --v. 1 tr.
detach,
free,
loosen, or
separate (parts etc.) (disengaged
the clutch). 2 tr.
Mil.
remove (troops)
from a
battle or a battle
area. 3 intr.
become detached. 4 intr.
Fencing pass the
point of one's
sword to the
other side of one's opponent's. 5 intr. (as disengaged adj.) a
unoccupied; free;
vacant. b
uncommitted,
esp. politically. --n. Fencing a disengaging
movement.