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verb
To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
release from entanglement of difficulty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: extricate, untangle, disentangle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: free, disengage
History
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English encumber English disencumber From dis- + encumber.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
