Meaning of DISEMBROIL
| Pronunciation: | | `disem'broyl
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| | Definition: | | [v] free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?" |
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| | Synonyms: | | disentangle, disinvolve |
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| | See Also: | | discharge, free | |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`em*broil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembroiled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembroiling}.] [Pref. dis- + embroil.]
To disentangle; to free from perplexity; to extricate from
confusion.
Vaillant has disembroiled a history that was lost to
the world before his time. --Addison.
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| | Related Terms: | | break loose, break out, clarify, clear, clear up, cut loose, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disintricate, disinvolve, dislodge, extricate, free, free up, get out, liberate, ravel, release, sort out, tear loose, unbraid, unclutter, uncoil, unknot, unmix, unravel, unscramble, unsnarl, untangle, unthread, untwine, untwist, unweave, unwind |
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