disembarrass

[ dis-em-bar-uhs ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to disentangle or extricate from something troublesome, embarrassing, or the like.

  2. to relieve; rid.

  1. to free from embarrassment.

Origin of disembarrass

1
First recorded in 1720–30; dis-1 + embarrass

Other words from disembarrass

  • dis·em·bar·rass·ment, noun

Words Nearby disembarrass

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How to use disembarrass in a sentence

  • The ambassador readily gave in to the idea, which at least tended to disembarrass him of me.

  • They come to disembarrass our paradise of us, as they would clear a fragrant and fruitful wood of apes and reptiles.

    The Hour and the Man | Harriet Martineau
  • At the present moment, it was the great desire of his heart to sell the smaller of his two properties and disembarrass the other.

    The Way We Live Now | Anthony Trollope
  • "No, no; none of that," said Mick, trying to disembarrass himself.

    Sybil | Benjamin Disraeli
  • I therefore opened my old hole, and my friends assisted me to disembarrass myself of sand.

British Dictionary definitions for disembarrass

disembarrass

/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəs) /


verb(tr)
  1. to free from embarrassment, entanglement, etc

  2. to relieve or rid of something burdensome

Derived forms of disembarrass

  • disembarrassment, noun

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