Difference between Disengage and Withdraw

What is the difference between Disengage and Withdraw?

Disengage as a verb is to release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free. while Withdraw as a verb is to pull (something) back.

Disengage

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free.

Withdraw

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To pull (something) back.To take back (a comment, etc).To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).To extract (money from an account).To retreat.

Example sentence: I don't believe in deadlines, I don't believe in telling the enemy when we're going to withdraw.

We hope you now know whether to use Disengage or Withdraw in your sentence.

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