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disencumber

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dis·en·cum·ber  (dsn-kmbr)
tr.v. dis·en·cum·bered, dis·en·cum·ber·ing, dis·en·cum·bers
To relieve of burdens or hardships.
[Obsolete French desencombrer, from Old French : des-, dis- + encombrer, to encumber; see encumber.]
disen·cumber·ment n.
disencumber [ˌdɪsɪnˈkʌmbə]
vb
(tr) to free from encumbrances
disencumberment  n
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Verb1.disencumberdisencumber - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
disentangle, extricate, untangle
disengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"


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The host again assured them they might rely on him, and that their wishes should be attended to; upon which Franz and Albert mounted to their apartments, and proceeded to disencumber themselves of their costumes.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Seizing that opportunity, Ahab first paid out more line: and then was rapidly hauling and jerking in upon it again --hoping that way to disencumber it of some snarls --when lo
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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