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Definition of Disencumber
1. Verb. Release from entanglement of difficulty. "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
Generic synonyms: Disengage, Free
Derivative terms: Disentanglement, Extrication, Untangling
Definition of Disencumber
1. v. t. To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden.
Definition of Disencumber
1. Verb. To remove an encumbrance (a burden). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disencumber
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disencumber
Literary usage of Disencumber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Narrative of Major General Wool's Campaign in Mexico: In the Years 1846 by Francis Baylies (1851)
"Slander was silenced; and the restless spirit of envy, if not quelled, was quieted.
disencumber himself of part of his train, he marched by Encantado, ..."
2. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"Now, free from earth, thy disencumber] soul -a Mounts up, and leaves behind the
clono and starry pole: From thence thy kindred legions mav-. ..."
3. Decisions of the Court of Session: From November 1825 to [20th July 1841] by Scotland Court of Session, F. Somerville, J. Tawse, John Craigie, George Robinson, Charles Gordon Robertson, Scotland High Court of Justiciary, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords (1830)
"Lord Glenlee—I am of the same opinion ; the conclusions of the summons being
alternative, either to disencumber the estate or to refund the money which had ..."
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