free oneself

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Now, when a thought has become an obsession, there is practically only one way to free oneself from it, and that is by speech.

From Antony Gray,—Gardener by Moore, Leslie

The injunction to free oneself from sense and strive upwards by means of knowledge, remained; but the wings of the thinking mind bore it only to the entrance of the sanctuary.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

If the perspiration has a disagreeable odor, no effort should be spared to free oneself from what is a serious drawback to the acceptableness of a nurse.

From Making Good on Private Duty by Lounsbery, Harriet Camp

The very first thing in playing in public is to free oneself of all distrust in one's own powers.

From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Martens, Frederick Herman

From demons, I know, it is scarce possible to free oneself.

From The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' by Cotterill, H. B. (Henry Bernard)