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Definition of Disembarrass
1. Verb. Relieve from. "Rid the house of pests"
Specialized synonyms: Cleanse, Relieve, Smooth, Smooth Out, Clear, Disinfest, Disembody
Derivative terms: Disembarrassment, Riddance
Also: Rid Of
Definition of Disembarrass
1. v. t. To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to extricate.
Definition of Disembarrass
1. Verb. (transitive) to get (someone) out of an embarrassing situation; to free from embarrassment ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disembarrass
1. [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disembarrass
Literary usage of Disembarrass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington (1847)
"... disembarrass the public of the inconvenience of maintaining them there.
The moment I received your letter, I wrote to Mr. Skinner, countermanding his ..."
2. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1884)
"... mind that at last it can disembarrass itself of those who have been its leading
men for so long. I do not think there would be any difficulty in that. ..."
3. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"any difficulty, trouble, embarrassment, perplexity or entanglement; to unfetter,
to disembarrass, to disentangle. See INTRICATE—"Sir W. Jones. ..."
4. A Brief Enquiry Into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government by Abel Parker Upshur (1863)
"... justice of the United States, which never failed to disembarrass and elucidate
the most obscure and intricate subject, appears to have shrunk from this. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Synonymical Terms of the English Language by James Rawson (1850)
"To EXTRICATE—Disengage, disentangle, disembarrass. EXTRINSIC.—Extraneous, foreign.
EXUBERANT.—Plenteous, rich, abundant, luxuriant, plentiful, copious. ..."
6. The Other Man's Country: An Appeal to Conscience by Herbert Welsh (1900)
"... impossible otherwise to disembarrass themselves of the native de facto government.
It was, no doubt, supposed that the struggle would be of very short ..."
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