To free someone or something from an obstructing burden, load or obligation.
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Words that belong together
- disencumber oneself of
- disencumber an estate
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She disencumbered herself of the heavy coat before attempting the narrow passage.
The plan sought to disencumber the estate of obligations that prevented its transfer.
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Word forms
- Base
- disencumber
- Past tense
- disencumbered
- Past participle
- disencumbered
- Present participle
- disencumbering
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- disencumber
- Present continuous
- am/is/are disencumbering
- Present perfect
- have/has disencumbered
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been disencumbering
- Past
- disencumbered
- Past continuous
- was/were disencumbering
- Past perfect
- had disencumbered
- Past perfect continuous
- had been disencumbering
- Future
- will disencumber
- Future continuous
- will be disencumbering
- Future perfect
- will have disencumbered
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been disencumbering
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: disencumber; disencumbers; disencumbered; disencumbered; disencumbering Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, narrative analysis, characterization, contrast. Disciplines: literary analysis, prose writing, advanced general English. Commonness: uncommon. Third-person singular: disencumbers.
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