disencumber

Example Sentences

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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

The first step was to disencumber her decks of the long range of upper cabins, thus materially increasing her buoyancy as a sea-boat, and diminishing the area exposed to the enemy's shot and shell.

From The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter by Semmes, Raphael

Previous to leaving the boat I had put on several articles of clothing, for the purpose of security, but I was soon compelled to disencumber myself of these.

From American Prisoners of the Revolution by Dandridge, Danske

Out the Russians sprang, and cut the traces through, and having in this way speedily managed to disencumber their steeds of the dead one, they immediately began the pursuit again.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Newnes, George

Free, liberate, emancipate, manumit, release, disengage, disentangle, disembarrass, disencumber, extricate.

From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)