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disencumber, v.|dɪsɪnˈkʌmbə(r)| Also 7 -in-. [ad. F. désencombrer, earlier desencombre (12–13th c. in Hatz.-Darm.): see dis- 4 and encumber.] trans. To relieve or free from encumbrances.
1598Barret Theor. Warres v. ii. 130 The space..behind the terraplene..shall..be made plaine and disencombered. 1667Milton P.L. v. 700 Ere dim Night had disincumberd Heav'n. 1751Johnson Rambler No. 147 ⁋8 Most expeditiously disencumbered from my villatick bashfulness. 1814Wordsw. Excursion ix. 71 On that superior height Who sits, is disencumbered from the press Of near obstructions. 1888Burgon Lives 12 Gd. Men I. iv. 397 The beautiful pillars were disencumbered of the monuments which..encrusted and disfigured them. |