· release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
Synonym(s): withdraw
Hypernym(s): let_go_of, let_go, release, relinquish
Antonym(s): engage
· free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
Synonym(s): free
· become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
Antonym(s): engage