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disencumbering

disencumbering is the present participle and gerund of disencumber.

Meaning of disencumber

Verb

disencumber (third-person singular simple present disencumbers, present participle disencumbering, simple past and past participle disencumbered)

  1. (transitive) To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something); unburden.
    • Francesca was soon disencumbered of her riding-hood and cloak; and the three young people, left together, became rapidly acquainted.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 218

Questions about disencumbering

What is disencumbering the present participle and gerund of?
Disencumbering is the present participle and gerund of disencumber.

Words near disencumbering in the dictionary

  1. disencourage
  2. disencouragement
  3. disencouragements
  4. disencumber
  5. disencumbered
  6. disencumbering
  7. disencumberment
  8. disencumberments
  9. disencumbers
  10. disencumbrance
  11. disencumbrances

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