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disembarrass
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dis·em·bar·rass
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ˌdɪs
ɛmˈbær
əs
/
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verb (used with object)
1.
to disentangle or extricate from something troublesome,
embarrassing
,
or the like.
2.
to relieve; rid.
3.
to free from embarrassment.
Origin:
1720–30;
dis-
1
+
embarrass
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dis·em·bar·rass·ment,
noun
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disembarrass
(ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəs)
—
vb
1.
to free from embarrassment, entanglement, etc
2.
to relieve or rid of something burdensome
disem'barrassment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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