disencumber

3 definitions found

disencumber - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Disencumber \Dis`en*cum"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Disencumbered; p. pr. & vb. n. Disencumbering.] [Pref.
     dis- + encumber: cf. F. d['e]sencombrer.]
     To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs,
     impedes, or obstructs; to disburden. --Owen.
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           I have disencumbered myself from rhyme.  --Dryden.
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disencumber - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  disencumber
      v 1: release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot
           extricate myself from this task" [syn: extricate,
           untangle, disentangle, disencumber]

disencumber - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "disencumber":
     alleviate, be light, clear, disburden, disembarrass, disembroil,
     disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, ease, extricate, free, free up,
     have little weight, kick the beam, liberate, lighten, make light,
     make lighter, off-load, reduce weight, relieve, set at ease,
     unballast, unburden, unclutter, unfreight, unlade, unload,
     unscramble, unsnarl, untangle, untie, untwine, weigh lightly