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  • 21rid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. free, disburden, disencumber. See ejection, liberation, loss. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. relieved, quit, delivered; see free 2 . • be rid of, Syn. be freed, be relieved of, evade, have done with;… …

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  • 22extricate — vb Extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass are comparable when meaning to free or release from what binds or holds back. Extricate, the most widely useful of these words, implies a situation in which someone or something is so …

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  • 23extricate — transitive verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Latin extricatus, past participle of extricare, from ex + tricae trifles, perplexities Date: 1601 1. a. archaic unravel b. to distinguish from a related thing 2. to free or remove from an entanglement… …

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  • 24clear — adj 1: unencumbered by outstanding claims or interests a search showed the title was clear 2: free from doubt or ambiguity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 25alleviate — I verb abate, adievare, allay, appease, assuage, attenuate, blunt, calm, check, commute, compose, console, curb, dampen, diminish, disburden, disencumber, divert, dulcify, dull, ease, ease the burden, extenuate, free, help, hush, lessen, lighten …

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  • 26disengage — I verb avocare, become detached, break the connection with, cut loose, cut off, decontrol, deliver, detach, disconnect, disembroil, disencumber, disentangle, disenthrall, disjoin, dislodge, dispart, displant, dissever, dissociate, disunite,… …

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  • 27disentangle — I verb arrange, clear, detach, disburden, disconnect, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disinvolve, disjoin, ease, expedire, explicare, exsolvere, extricate, free, liberate, loosen, methodize, organize, release, relieve, relieve of complication …

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  • 28disjoin — I verb break, cut, cut off, demobilize, depart, detach, dichotomize, disband, disconnect, discontinue, disembody, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disjoint, dislocate, dismember, dispart, dissect, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, excise …

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  • 29ease — I verb abate, alleviate, ameliorate, bate, calm, comfort, console, cushion, disburden, disencumber, ease the burden, expedite, extenuate, facilitate, free from anxiety, give repose, give rest, help along, lessen, let up, lighten, loosen, make… …

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  • 30extricate — I verb clear, cut loose, deliver, deobstruct, detach, disburden, discharge, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disenthrall, disjoin, dislodge, disprison, enlarge, exonerate, expedire, exsolvere, free, let loose,… …

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