to disembarrass; disentangle; free
v.t. disembarrass.
To free (as oneself) from something troublesome or superfluous.
1. To convert into cash; of commercial papers.
2. To pay off, as of loans or promissory notes; SYN. pay off.
3. To buy back; repurchase; to get or win back
4. To free from what distresses or harms: as to free from captivity by payment of ransom
5. To change for the better; reform
6. Repair, restore
7. To free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby
8. To atone for; expiate; to offset the bad effect of; to make worthwhile; retrieve
1. To free from a burden, evil, or distress; SYN. deliver.
2. To provide physical relief, as from pain; SYN. alleviate, palliate, assuage.
3. To take by stealing
1. To free from harm or evil; SYN. deliver.
2. To take forcibly from legal custody, as of prisoners.
(Irregular preterit, past participle: rid).
To relieve from; SYN. free, disembarrass.
1. To avoid the spending or waste of
2. To bring into safety; SYN. carry through, pull through, bring through.
3. To feather one's nest; have a nest egg; SYN. lay aside, save up.
4. To make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; SYN. make unnecessary.
5. To spend less; buy at a reduced price.
6. To keep up and reserve for personal or special use:; SYN. preserve, conserve.