disembroil

 [dis-em-broil]  

dis·em·broil

   [dis-em-broil]
verb (used with object)
to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion.
Origin:
1615–25; dis-1 + embroil
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disembroil (ˌdɪsɪmˈbrɔɪl)
 
—vb
(tr) to free from entanglement or a confused situation

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