To disentangle, release, detach, separate, extricate, or withdraw from. As in combat or grab.

Inflected Form(s):

Disengagement (noun), Disengaged (past tense)

Comments:

Although this term is often used within the same context of the layman's definition, it does have some martial specific connotations.

Within a combative context, this term is most often used to describe the act of separating from an opponent after maintaining some form of detainment for a period of time.

Opposite(s):

Engage

Related Definition(s):

Combat

Related Term(s):

Combat Effectiveness