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• re´-en|gage´ment — re|en|gage or re en|gage «REE ehn GAYJ», transitive verb, intransitive verb, gaged, gag|ing. to engage again. –re´en|gage´ment, –re´ en|gage´ment, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• re´en|gage´ment — re|en|gage or re en|gage «REE ehn GAYJ», transitive verb, intransitive verb, gaged, gag|ing. to engage again. –re´en|gage´ment, –re´ en|gage´ment, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|en|gage|ment — «DIHS ehn GAYJ muhnt», noun. 1. the act of disengaging. 2. the state of being disengaged: »He has never believed in European disengagement from the East West conflict (New York Times). 3. freedom from obligation or occupation; ease of manner …   Useful english dictionary

• en·gage·ment — /ınˈgeıʤmənt/ noun, pl ments 1 [count] : an agreement to be married : the act of becoming engaged or the state of being engaged to be married The couple recently announced their engagement. She surprised everyone by breaking off her yearlong… …   Useful english dictionary

• gage — bag·gage·man; bur·gage; clog·gage; dren·gage; en·gage; en·gage·ment; fog·gage; gage; gage·ite; green·gage; lug·gage; lug·gage·less; mort·gage; coun·ter·gage; …   English syllables

• re-en|gage — re|en|gage or re en|gage «REE ehn GAYJ», transitive verb, intransitive verb, gaged, gag|ing. to engage again. –re´en|gage´ment, –re´ en|gage´ment, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• re|en|gage — or re en|gage «REE ehn GAYJ», transitive verb, intransitive verb, gaged, gag|ing. to engage again. –re´en|gage´ment, –re´ en|gage´ment, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• engagement — en·gage·ment …   English syllables

• Disengagement — Dis|en|gage|ment 〈[ ɛngɛıdʒ ] n. 15〉 militär. Auseinanderrücken von Staatsmächten [engl.; <lat. dis „ent “ + engl. engagement „Verpflichtung, Verbindlichkeit“] * * * Dis|en|gage|ment [dɪsɪn geɪʤmənt , …mɛnt], das; s [engl. disengagement]… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Engagement — This term in obstetrics refers to the sensation that a pregnant woman feels when the baby drops. This is the time when the presenting (the lowermost) part of the fetus descends and is engaged in the mother s pelvis. Engagement is also called… …   Medical dictionary