DISENCUMBER

extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber

(verb) release from entanglement of difficulty; “I cannot extricate myself from this task”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disencumber (third-person singular simple present disencumbers, present participle disencumbering, simple past and past participle disencumbered)

(transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something).

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`en*cum"ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disencumbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Disencumbering.] Etym: [Pref. dis- + encumber: cf. F. désencombrer.]

Definition: To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden. Owen. I have disencumbered myself from rhyme. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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