DISEMBARRASS

rid, free, disembarrass

(verb) relieve from; “Rid the house of pests”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disembarrass (third-person singular simple present disembarrasses, present participle disembarrassing, simple past and past participle disembarrassed)

(transitive) To get (someone) out of a difficult or embarrassing situation; to free (someone) from the embarrassment (of a situation); to relieve (someone of a burden, item of clothing, etc.) (often used reflexively).

(transitive, obsolete) To free (something) from complication.

(transitive, obsolete) To disentangle (two things); to distinguish.

Synonyms

• (free from embarrassment or release from a burden): disburden, disencumber, extricate

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`em*bar"rass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembarrassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disembarrassing.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + embarrass: cf. F. désembarasser.]

Definition: To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate. To disembarrass himself of his companion. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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