extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation.
extricated himself from financial difficulties disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things.
disentangling fact from fiction untangle a web of deceit disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down.
an article disencumbered of jargon disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders.
disembarrassed herself of her advisers
Examples of disencumber in a Sentence
we disencumbered our pack animals as soon as we made camp that night
a simple statement of the terms of the contract disencumbered of legal jargon