verb
-gages; -gaged; -gaging
to separate from someone or something [no obj]
usually + from
[no obj] :to stop being involved with a person or group :to stop taking part in something - usually + from
to move (a mechanism or part of a machine) so that it no longer fits into another part [+ obj]
military :to order (a group of soldiers) to stop fighting and move away from an area [+ obj]