Thesaurus / disencumber
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
But before Daly could disencumber himself of his weapons and costume, Helen entered the hall.
THE KNIGHT OF GWYNNE, VOL. II (OF II)CHARLES JAMES LEVER
A single stroke would thus disencumber Rome of both the heretical doctor and the heretical university.
HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY, VOL 2J. H. MERLE D'AUBIGN
I could disencumber myself of my fetters, except my neck collar and its pendent chain.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF BARON TRENCKBARON TRENCK
Whoever wishes to travel should first strive to disencumber himself of what is artificial, and then he will get on capitally.
A VISIT TO THE HOLY LAND, EGYPT, AND ITALYIDA PFEIFFER
That also allowed them time to disencumber the road behind them and clear away their fragments.
HISTORY OF THE EXPEDITION TO RUSSIACOUNT PHILIP DE SEGUR
He had returned with enough plunder in specie and gems to disencumber the Tressilian patrimony.
THE SEA-HAWKRAPHAEL SABATINI
They would not have been obliged to drive them to market to get what they could out of them and disencumber themselves.
You will please to quit this chamber as soon as convenient, and disencumber the room of these useless toys.
If I can afford neither to live on it nor to disencumber it, I can at least let it save its own bacon and pay its own debts.
THE TWO MAGICSHENRY JAMES
I now entreated the men to disencumber themselves of a portion of the loads which they were attempting to carry.
WORDS RELATED TO DISENCUMBER
- bail out
- clear
- deliver
- detach
- difference
- differentiate
- disburden
- discumber
- disembarrass
- disencumber
- disengage
- disentangle
- disinvolve
- extract
- free
- get off the hook
- get out from under
- let go
- let off
- liberate
- loose
- loosen
- pull out
- release
- remove
- rescue
- resolve
- separate
- sever
- untie
- withdraw
- wriggle out of
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- assuage
- attenuate
- buoy
- change
- comfort
- cut down
- decrease
- dilute
- disburden
- disencumber
- ease
- empty
- eradicate
- extenuate
- facilitate
- free
- jettison
- lessen
- levitate
- make less
- make lighter
- mitigate
- mollify
- pour out
- put off
- reduce
- relieve
- remove
- shift
- take
- take a load off
- thin
- throw out
- unburden
- unload
- uplight
- upraise
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- assuage
- attenuate
- buoy
- change
- comfort
- cut down
- decrease
- dilute
- disburden
- disencumber
- ease
- empty
- eradicate
- extenuate
- facilitate
- free
- jettison
- lessen
- levitate
- make less
- make lighter
- mitigate
- mollify
- pour out
- put off
- reduce
- relieve
- remove
- shift
- take
- take a load off
- thin
- throw out
- unburden
- unload
- uplight
- upraise
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- assuage
- attenuate
- buoy
- change
- comfort
- cut down
- decrease
- dilute
- disburden
- disencumber
- ease
- empty
- eradicate
- extenuate
- facilitate
- free
- jettison
- lessen
- levitate
- make less
- make lighter
- mitigate
- mollify
- pour out
- put off
- reduce
- relieve
- remove
- shift
- take
- take a load off
- thin
- throw out
- unburden
- unload
- uplight
- upraise
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