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English Dictionary: disencumber by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disencumber
v
  1. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
    Synonym(s): extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disencumber \Dis`en*cum"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Disencumbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disencumbering}.] [Pref.
      dis- + encumber: cf. F. d[82]sencombrer.]
      To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs,
      impedes, or obstructs; to disburden. --Owen.
  
               I have disencumbered myself from rhyme.   --Dryden.
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