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disencumber
dis·en·cum·ber
/
ˌdɪs
ɛnˈkʌm
bər
/
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[
dis-en-
kuhm
-ber
]
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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