disembarrass

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Dick fussily brought forward a chair for Lucy to sit in, and offered to disembarrass her of the jacket she was wearing.

From The Explorer by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

I see—a sacrifice!—filial piety, and all that—to disembarrass his lordship.

From John Bull The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts by Colman, George

To disembarrass myself from my seeming rudeness as politely as possible, I bowed to his gaze, and said inquiringly: ‘I have the honor to address Mr. Mundt?’

From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844 Volume 23, Number 6 by Clark, Lewis Gaylord

My object has been to disembarrass my force from the incubus of non-combatants.

From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Walmsley, Hugh Mulleneux

After making his descent into the ditch, Holtspur came to a halt—to disembarrass himself of the unbecoming garments that impeded the action of his arms and limbs.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne