- dis|en|cum|ber
- dis|en|cum|ber «DIHS ehn KUHM buhr», transitive verb.to free from a burden, annoyance, or trouble: »
She disencumbered herself of her pile of Christmas parcels.
SYNONYM(S): disembarrass, release.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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dis|en|cum|ber|ment — «DIHS ehn KUHM buhr muhnt», noun. 1. the act of disencumbering. 2. the fact of being disencumbered … Useful english dictionary
dis|cum|ber — «dihs KUHM buhr», transitive verb. = disencumber. (Cf. ↑disencumber) ╂[< dis 2 + cumber] … Useful english dictionary
cum — cum·bent; cum·ber·land; cum·ber·some; cum·ber·some·ly; cum·ber·some·ness; cum·brance; cum·brous; cum·brous·ly; cum·brous·ness; cum·bu; cum; cum·in; cum·i·nal·de·hyde; cum·ly; cum·mer; cum·mer·bund; cum·ming·ton·ite; cum·mock; de·cum·ben·cy;… … English syllables
disencumber — dis•en•cum•ber [[t]ˌdɪs ɛnˈkʌm bər[/t]] v. t. to free from a burden or other encumbrance • Etymology: 1590–1600; < MF … From formal English to slang
Disencumber — Dis en*cum ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disencumbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disencumbering}.] [Pref. dis + encumber: cf. F. d[ e]sencombrer.] To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden. Owen. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disencumbered — Disencumber Dis en*cum ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disencumbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disencumbering}.] [Pref. dis + encumber: cf. F. d[ e]sencombrer.] To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden. Owen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disencumbering — Disencumber Dis en*cum ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disencumbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disencumbering}.] [Pref. dis + encumber: cf. F. d[ e]sencombrer.] To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden. Owen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discumber — dis·cum·ber … English syllables
land — alp·land; auck·land; aus·land·er; birth·land; bog·land; bol·land·ist; bot·tom·land; can·cel·land; cham·ber·land; cleave·land·ite; cleve·land; cleve·land·er; cloud·land; corn·land; cot·land; cum·ber·land; dis·til·land; dix·ie·land; dock·land;… … English syllables
Discumber — Dis*cum ber, v. t. [Pref. dis + cumber: cf. OF. descombrer.] To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber. [Archaic] Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
