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1. Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
   "disengage the gears"; "I want to disengage myself from his influence";
   - withdraw
    
2. Remove obstruction from
   "disengage a path across the cluttered floor";
   - free
    
3. Become free
   "in neutral, the gears disengage"

Derived forms: disengaged, disengages, disengaging

Type of: change state, let go, let go of, release, relinquish, turn

Antonym: engage

Encyclopedia: Disengage