unencumber

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verb

To free from incumbrance.

OriginEnglish encumber ← Middle English on- ← Old English on- →
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Meanings

verbunencumber (third-person singular simple present unencumbers, present participle unencumbering, simple past and past participle unencumbered)

present singular third person unencumbers · participle present unencumbering · participle past unencumbered · past unencumbered

  1. transitiveTo free from incumbrance.
  2. transitiveTo remove a burden, load or charge from.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishencumber
  10. Englishunencumber

From un- + encumber.

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APA

unencumber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unencumber

MLA

“unencumber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unencumber. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unencumber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unencumber.

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