ɛmˈbær 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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to free from embarrassment, entanglement, etc |
| 2. | to relieve or rid of something burdensome |
| disem'barrassment | |
| —n | |
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