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DISEMBROIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disembroil mean?
• DISEMBROIL (verb)
The verb DISEMBROIL has 1 sense:
1. free from involvement or entanglement
Familiarity information: DISEMBROIL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free from involvement or entanglement
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
disembroil; disentangle; disinvolve
Context example:
How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?
Hypernyms (to "disembroil" is one way to...):
discharge; free (free from obligations or duties)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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