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- DictionaryDis·en·cum·ber/ˌdisənˈkəmbər/
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- 1. free from or relieve of an encumbrance: "it would disencumber the world of a plague"
Disencumber is a verb that means to free from encumbrance or burden. Learn its synonyms, examples, etymology, and usage from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
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Synonyms for DISENCUMBER: unload, unburden, discharge, evacuate, disburden, unpack, unlade, relieve; Antonyms of DISENCUMBER: load, pack, fill, charge, heap, stuff, cram, jam.
- Some common synonyms of disencumber are disembarrass, disentangle, extricate, and untangle. While all these words mean "to free from what binds or...
- The words disembarrass and disencumber can be used in similar contexts, but disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders....
- Both disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things. // disentangling fact from fiction // untangle a web of...
- The meanings of extricate and disencumber largely overlap; however, extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult posi...
Disencumber definition: to free from a burden or other encumbrance; disburden.. See examples of DISENCUMBER used in a sentence.
To free someone from a burden or difficult situation is to disencumber them. You might try to disencumber yourself from the responsibility of walking the dog by bribing your sister to do it.
Disencumber means to free from burdens or hardships. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this verb, as well as related words and examples.
A complete guide to the word "DISENCUMBER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
disencumber. (ˌdɪsɪnˈkʌmbər ) verb transitive. to relieve of a burden; free from a hindrance or annoyance. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. OFr desencombrer: see di- 1 & encumber.
