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disencumber

 [dis-en-kuhm-ber]  

dis·en·cum·ber

   [dis-en-kuhm-ber]
verb (used with object)
to free from a burden or other encumbrance; disburden.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French desencombrer, equivalent to des- dis-1 + encombrer to encumber

Synonyms
disentangle, disembarrass, unburden.

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disencumber (ˌdɪsɪnˈkʌmbə)
 
—vb
(tr) to free from encumbrances
 
disen'cumberment
 
—n

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