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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

It is not so easily persuaded to disencumber us.

From The Sea and the Jungle by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson

I had previously bought several of such things at Constantinople, and did not choose to encumber myself, or to speak more honestly, I did not choose to disencumber my purse by making any more purchases. 

From Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East by Alexander William Kinglake

The treasure that remained was more than sufficient to disencumber his estates, and to restore them to the flourishing condition of olden times.

From Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Emily Mayer Higgins

He would be a donor from the beginning; before he can be seen to own, he will disencumber, and divide.

From Modern Essays by Harry Morgan Ayres




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