disengage

Verb

• become free
  • in neutral, the gears disengage
    

• free or remove obstruction from
  • free a path across the cluttered floor
    

• release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
  • I want to disengage myself from his influence
    
  • disengage the gears
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  free , withdraw
• Antonyms: 
  engage , obstruct , obturate , impede , occlude , jam , block , close up , mesh , lock , operate