disembarrass

verb

dis·​em·​bar·​rass ˌdis-əm-ˈber-əs How to pronounce disembarrass (audio)
disembarrassed; disembarrassing; disembarrasses
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transitive verb

: to free (someone, such as oneself) from something troublesome or superfluous

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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

Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disembarrass was in 1726

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“Disembarrass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disembarrass. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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