Meanings
verbdisencumber (third-person singular simple present disencumbers, present participle disencumbering, simple past and past participle disencumbered)
present singular third person disencumbers · participle present disencumbering · participle past disencumbered · past disencumbered
- transitiveTo remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
Francesca was soon disencumbered of her riding-hood and cloak; and the three young people, left together, became rapidly acquainted.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 218
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Englishencumber
- Englishdisencumber
Translations
French déshypothéquer
- déshypothéquerTo remove an encumbrance from
Spanish descargar
- descargarTo remove an encumbrance from
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APA
disencumber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disencumber
MLA
“disencumber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disencumber. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disencumber,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disencumber.
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