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disembarrass
(dis|em¦bar¦rass)
Pronunciation:
/dɪsɪmˈbarəs, dɪsɛm-/
verb
(
disembarrass oneself of/from
)
free oneself of (a burden or nuisance):
shouldn’t empires disembarrass themselves of elements which no longer serve a purpose?
[
with object
]
rare
free from embarrassment:
(as adjective
disembarrassed
)
the disembarrassed honesty of the sexual fantasies
Derivatives
disembarrassment
noun
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