DISENGAGE

[verb] - to (cause to) become separate; to stop being connectedThey recognized that the country would revive only if it thoroughly disengaged from the chaos of the old regime. [I]The number one rule for being a good person to work with is to disengage your emotions from the working relationship. [T]Both children, disengaging themselves from their game, came to her side. [T]If you disengage the clutch of a car, you stop the power produced by the engine being connected to the wheels.