disembarrass

[ dis-em-bar-uh s ]

/ ˌdɪs ɛmˈbær əs /

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verb (used with object)

to disentangle or extricate from something troublesome, embarrassing, or the like.

to relieve; rid.

to free from embarrassment.

Nearby words

diseased, diseconomy, disegno, disembargo, disembark, disembarrass, disembodied, disembody, disembogue, disembosom, disembowel

Origin of disembarrass

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

Related formsdis·em·bar·rass·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for disembarrass

I would hint that Mr. Hines and similar zealots might disembarrass him of this load, if he asked them nicely.
And Even Now|Max Beerbohm
And of his vigilant sentinel there seems but one way to disembarrass himself.
The Death Shot|Mayne Reid
He cleared his throat as though to disembarrass it of a garrote.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
Dick fussily brought forward a chair for Lucy to sit in, and offered to disembarrass her of the jacket she was wearing.
The Explorer|W. Somerset Maugham

She knows he has conceived some scheme to disembarrass her of a husband, she no longer care?
Gwen Wynn|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for disembarrass

disembarrass

/ (ˌdɪsɪmˈbærəs) /

verb (tr)

to free from embarrassment, entanglement, etc

to relieve or rid of something burdensome

Derived Formsdisembarrassment, noun

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disembarrass

verb (used with object)

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Origin of disembarrass

Examples from the Web for disembarrass

British Dictionary definitions for disembarrass

disembarrass

verb (tr)