The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disengage \Dis`en*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disengaged; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Disengaging.] [Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F.
   d['e]sengager.]
   To release from that with which anything is engaged,
   engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach;
   to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from
   a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath,
   promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a
   favorite pursuit, the mind from study.
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         To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be
         borrowed.                                --Milton.
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         Caloric and light must be disengaged during the
         process.                                 --Transl. of
                                                  Lavoisier.

   Syn: To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle;
        detach; withdraw; wean.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disengaging \Dis`en*ga"ging\, a.
   Loosing; setting free; detaching.
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   Disengaging machinery. See under Engaging.
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