disengage: Meaning and Definition of

dis•en•gage

1. to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
2. to free (oneself&hasp;) from an engagement, pledge, obligation, etc.: He accepted the invitation, but was later forced to disengage himself.
3. to break off action with (an enemy).

1. to become disengaged; free oneself.