disembarrass
to disentangle or extricate from something troublesome, embarrassing, or the like.
to relieve; rid.
to free from embarrassment.
Origin of disembarrass
1Other words from disembarrass
- dis·em·bar·rass·ment, noun
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How to use disembarrass in a sentence
Let us begin, then, by clearly disembarrassing our minds of any lingering belief in the existence of thunderbolts.
Falling in Love | Grant AllenThe money he was making enabled him to assist his wife in disembarrassing her estate.
The Life of George Borrow | Herbert JenkinsHe could not think of the best means of disembarrassing himself of the deadly creature.
Yussuf the Guide | George Manville Fenn
British Dictionary definitions for disembarrass
/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəs) /
to free from embarrassment, entanglement, etc
to relieve or rid of something burdensome
Derived forms of disembarrass
- disembarrassment, noun
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