Disengage

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DISENGAGED; p. pr. & vb. n. DISENGAGING.] [Prefix dis and engage, q. v.; Fr. désengager.] To release from that with which any thing is engaged, engrossed, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies, the affections from a favorite pursuit, the mind from study, men from enlistment, or a lady from a promise.

To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be borrowed. Milton.

Caloric and light must be disengaged during the process. Lavoisier, Trans.

Synonyms—To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle; detach; withdraw; wean.