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Definition of Disembroil
1. Verb. Free from involvement or entanglement. "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Free
Derivative terms: Disentanglement
Definition of Disembroil
1. v. t. To disentangle; to free from perplexity; to extricate from confusion.
Definition of Disembroil
1. Verb. To free or extricate from confusion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disembroil
Literary usage of Disembroil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"disembroil, va Disentangle, free from perplexity, extricate from confusion.
Disenchant, va Free from enchantment, deliver from illusions, remove the spell ..."
2. The Ring and the Book by Robert Browning (1898)
"Let him but decently disembroil himself, Scramble from out the scrape nor move
the mud, — We solid ones may risk a finger-stretch ! ..."
3. A Short History of English Literature by George Saintsbury (1898)
"... Villon was not the first to "disembroil" poetical art of any kind; and what
he did had nothing whatever to do with the ^>ieux romanciers, ..."
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