disengage

英 [,dɪsɪn'geɪdʒ; ,dɪsen-] 美['dɪsɪn'gedʒ]

• vt. 使脱离；解开；解除
• vi. 脱出；松开

1. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles;

"I want to disengage myself from his influence"

"disengage the gears"

2. free or remove obstruction from;

"free a path across the cluttered floor"

3. become free;

"in neutral, the gears disengage"