To disembarrass himself of his companion. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
disembarrass — index extricate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disembarrass — disencumber, disentangle, untangle, *extricate Analogous words: release, *free, liberate: *relieve: disengage, *detach Contrasted words: *hamper, trammel, clog, fetter, shackle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disembarrass — [dis΄im bar′əs] vt. to rid or relieve of something embarrassing, annoying, entangling, perplexing, or burdensome … English World dictionary
disembarrass — verb (disembarrass oneself of/from) free oneself of (a burden or nuisance). Derivatives disembarrassment noun … English new terms dictionary
disembarrass oneself of/from — free oneself of (a burden or nuisance). → disembarrass … English new terms dictionary
disembarrass — transitive verb Date: 1726 to free (as oneself) from something troublesome or superfluous Synonyms: see extricate … New Collegiate Dictionary
disembarrass — disembarrassment, n. /dis em bar euhs/, v.t. 1. to disentangle or extricate from something troublesome, embarrassing, or the like. 2. to relieve; rid. 3. to free from embarrassment. [1720 30; DIS 1 + EMBARRASS] * * * … Universalium
disembarrass — verb to get (someone) out of an embarrassing situation; to free from embarrassment … Wiktionary
disembarrass — Synonyms and related words: break loose, break out, clear, cut loose, disburden, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, dislodge, extricate, free, free up, get out, liberate, lighten, release, rid, set at ease, tear loose,… … Moby Thesaurus
disembarrass — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: clear, disburden, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, shake off, throw off, unburden. Slang: shake. See KEEP … English dictionary for students
