disencumber
Verb
Meaning
To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs; to disburden.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
untangle
extricate
disentangle
free
release
clear
empty
rescue
deliver
ease
discharge
rid
relieve
alleviate
liberate
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Like other men, I have sought honours and preferment, and often have obtained them beyond my wishes or hopes. Yet never have I found in them that content which I had figured beforehand in my mind. A strong reason, if we well consider it, why we should disencumber ourselves of vain desires.
I cannot extricate myself from this task