Disembroil

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disembroil \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.
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           Vaillant has disembroiled a history that was lost to
           the world before his time.               --Addison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disembroil
       v : free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I
           disentangle myself from her personal affiars?" [syn: {disinvolve},
            {disentangle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "disembroil":
     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