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单词 disembarrass
释义

disembarrass

verb

dis·​em·​bar·​rass ˌdis-əm-ˈber-əs How to pronounce disembarrass (audio)
disembarrassed; disembarrassing; disembarrasses

transitive verb

: to free (someone, such as oneself) from something troublesome or superfluous

Synonyms

  • clear
  • disengage
  • disentangle
  • extricate
  • free
  • liberate
  • release
  • untangle
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Example Sentences

still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship

Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

disembarrass

verb

as in to free
to set free from entanglement or difficulty still struggling to disembarrass herself of the emotional baggage of a failed relationship

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • free
  • liberate
  • save
  • extricate
  • redeem
  • disentangle
  • disengage
  • rescue
  • untangle
  • release
  • cut loose
  • clear
  • disencumber
  • unburden
  • disburden
  • deliver
  • untie
  • unravel
  • unsnarl
  • untwine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • obstruct
  • hinder
  • impede
  • embroil
  • hamper
  • entangle
  • block
  • burden
  • load
  • weigh
  • encumber
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Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of disembarrass are disencumber, disentangle, extricate, and untangle. While all these words mean "to free from what binds or holds back," disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders.

disembarrassed herself of her advisers

In some situations, the words disencumber and disembarrass are roughly equivalent. However, disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down.

an article disencumbered of jargon

Both disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things.

disentangling fact from fiction
untangle a web of deceit

The words extricate and disembarrass are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation.

extricated himself from financial difficulties
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