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disembarrass

verb
dis·​em·​bar·​rass | \ ËŒdis-É™m-ˈber-É™s How to pronounce disembarrass (audio) \
disembarrassed; disembarrassing; disembarrasses

Definition of disembarrass

transitive verb

: to free (someone, such as oneself) from something troublesome or superfluous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for disembarrass

Synonyms

clear, disengage, disentangle, extricate, free, liberate, release, untangle

Antonyms

embroil, entangle

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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 disembarrass in a Sentence

still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship

First Known Use of disembarrass

1726, in the meaning defined above

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