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disembarrass

di·sem·bar·rass

UK/ˌdɪs.ɛmˈbæɹ.əs/ US/-em-/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

relieve from

  • “Rid the the house of pests”
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Origin

From dis- + embarrass. Possibly a calque of French désembarrasser. First attested in 1726 (sense 1).

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