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Present Participle
disencumbering
Past Tense
disencumbered
Past Participle
disencumbered
1
to relieve someone of a burden
- She worked tirelessly to disencumber her parents from their financial debts.
- The law aims to disencumber small businesses from unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles.
- After the renovation, the room was disencumbered of all its clutter and felt much more spacious.
- He disencumbered himself of the guilt he had carried for years by seeking forgiveness.
- The charity's mission is to disencumber families struggling under the weight of medical expenses.
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