disengages
Breaks the connection
Disengages is the third-person singular form of disengage, meaning to release, detach, or withdraw from connection.
A mechanism disengages when it separates from what it was coupled to: The clutch disengages when you press the pedal.
A person disengages when they pull back from involvement: She disengages from arguments before they escalate.
The word suggests deliberate separation rather than accidental disconnection.
Ceases to attend
- zones outBecomes mentally absent
- driftsMoves without direction
- daydreamsIdle waking thoughts
- checks outConfirms or departs
disconnects · ignores · detaches · withdraws · spaces out · numbs · shuts down · wanders
Release from a curved fastener
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- disconnectTo break a connection
- separateTo set apart
unlink · unlatch · unclip · loosen · unbuckle · unpin · unstrap · unstick
Ceases to continue
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- ceasesDiscontinues or terminates
- terminatesBrings to an end
- suspendsHalts temporarily or hangs
interrupts · quits · abandons · drops · ends · breaks off · desists · relinquishes
tunes out
Ceases to attend
checks out · disconnects · ignores · detaches · withdraws · spaces out · numbs · shuts down · wanders · unfocuses
unhook
Release from a curved fastener
- uncoupleSeparate connected things
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- disconnectTo break a connection
separate · unlink · unlatch · unclip · loosen · unbuckle · unpin · unstrap · unstick · unbolt
stops
Ceases to continue
- haltsSuddenly stops moving
- ceasesDiscontinues or terminates
- terminatesBrings to an end
suspends · interrupts · quits · abandons · drops · ends · breaks off · desists · relinquishes · cancels
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
lock · latch · mechanism · switch · release · trigger · coupling · transmission · actuator · safety
retreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
depart · exit · step back · pull out · distance · separate · retract · retire · seclude · isolate
disengagesengages
Occupies or participates with
couples · connects · meshes · interlocks · latches
disengage, disengaged, disengagement, disengaging, disengagements