Discumber

/dɪsˈkʌmbər/ verb

Definition

To free or disburden someone from something heavy, cumbersome, or troublesome.

Etymology

From 'dis-' (away, removal) and 'cumber' (to burden or hamper, from Old French 'combrer'). The prefix suggests removing or taking away the burden that 'cumber' refers to.

Kelly Says

Shakespeare and his contemporaries used 'discumber' in poetry to mean 'unburden' or 'lighten the load,' but today we'd just say 'get rid of' or 'rid yourself of.' It's a genuinely useful word that disappeared from English for no good reason.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነፃ
n-ets-a
ARالعربية
إفراج
if-raaj
BNবাংলা
মুক্তি
mukt-ee
CACatalà
alligerar
al-li-ge-rar
CSČeština
osvobodit
os-vo-bo-dit
DADansk
frigive
free-vee
DEDeutsch
entlasten
ent-las-ten
ELΕλληνικά
απολύω
a-po-loo
ESEspañol
despejar
des-pe-har
FAفارسی
آزاد کردن
aa-zad-kar-dan
FISuomi
vapauttaa
va-pa-u-taa
FRFrançais
décharger
de-shar-zher
GUGU
સુરક્ષિત
su-ruk-shit
HAHA
sake
sa-keh
HEעברית
משחרר
mis-har-er
HIहिन्दी
मुक्त करना
mokt karna
HUMagyar
felszabadítani
fels-za-ba-di-ta-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
melepaskan
me-le-pas-kan
IGIG
n'abụ
na-bu
ITItaliano
liberare
li-be-ra-reh
JA日本語
解放する
kai-ho-sur-u
KKKK
босану
bo-sa-nu
KMKM
បដាច់
bat-dach
KO한국어
해방하다
hae-bang-ha-da
MRMR
मुक्त करणे
mokt kar-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
melepaskan
me-le-pas-kan
MYမြန်မာ
လွတ်
l-wet
NLNederlands
ontlasten
ont-las-ten
NONorsk
frigjør
free-yør
PAPA
मुक्त ਕਰ
mokt kar
PLPolski
odciążyć
od-ch-ya-zhyt
PTPortuguês
desonerar
des-o-ne-rar
RORomână
elibera
e-li-be-ra
RUРусский
освобождать
os-vo-bo-zhat
SVSvenska
frilägga
free-lah-gga
SWKiswahili
huruma
hoo-roo-ma
TAதமிழ்
விடுவிக்க
vi-dhu-vi-kka
TEతెలుగు
ముక్తం చేయండి
muktham chey-andi
THไทย
ปลดปล่อย
plod-ploi
TLTL
papalaya
pa-pa-la-ya
TRTürkçe
kurtarmak
kurt-ar-mak
UKУкраїнська
звільнити
z-vyl-nit-ti
URاردو
آزاد کرنا
aa-zad-kar-na
VITiếng Việt
giải phóng
ghai-phoo-ong
YOYO
fẹ́ẹ́
fe-e
ZH中文
解除
jie-xiao
ZUZU
ukuthi
koo-thee

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