Detach and Engage

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Detach

Detach verb - Cause to become detached or separated; take off.
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Antonyms for Detach
Engage is an antonym for detach.
Nearby Words: detached, detachment, detaching, detachable, detacher

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.
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Synonyms for Engage
Antonyms for Engage
Detach is an antonym for engage in interconnect topic.
Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly
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Common collocations

guns detach guns engage guns
ships detach ships engage ships

Both words in one sentence

  • Colony Drop On command, they detach the cables and engage the engines, causing the asteroids to break orbit and fall down at the start of their invasion.
    Source: Colony Drop
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