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disencumber

[dis-en-kuhm-ber] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈkʌm bər /


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Yang’s resignation from the boards of Alibaba and Yahoo Japan should disencumber negotiations around a potential deal for those assets, a positive for the stock.

From Forbes ● Jan. 18, 2012

"I have done so to disencumber myself of the weight of an injustice."

From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever

He therefore very complacently and coolly began to disencumber himself of this detestable article of the tailor's skill.

From Nature and Human Nature by Thomas Chandler Haliburton

In this lonely den, Nathan and Roland began straightway to disencumber themselves of arms and provisions, seeming well satisfied with its convenience.

From Nick of the Woods by Robert M. Bird

Also he would only sell or let it with the furniture; he wished, in short, to disencumber himself of his purchase, and without loss.

From News from the Duchy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch


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