disencumber
Free from weight
To disencumber is to free from a burden or impediment—the opposite of encumber.
You might disencumber yourself of heavy luggage, or disencumber a property of debt.
The word is formal and somewhat rare: She disencumbered herself of unnecessary obligations.
More often, people simply say unburden or free.
Remove bonds from
- unfetterRemove restraints from
- unchainRemove restraining links
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- extricateFree from entanglement
release · free · disentangle · untangle · detach · disengage · unbind · loose
Transfer elsewhere to lighten
shed · discard · jettison · relinquish · drop · cast off · lay down · discharge
unshackle
Remove bonds from
- unfetterRemove restraints from
- unchainRemove restraining links
- emancipateGrant freedom to
extricate · release · free · disentangle · untangle · detach · disengage · unbind · loose · clear
offload
Transfer elsewhere to lighten
divest · shed · discard · jettison · relinquish · drop · cast off · lay down · discharge · rid
declutter
Remove unnecessary items
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- organizePut into systematic order
- tidyFree from clutter
neaten · purge · pare down · trim · prune · distill · minimize · reduce · uncomplicate · sort
alleviate
Lessen pain or trouble
lessen · diminish · reduce · palliate · soothe · abate · moderate · temper · lighten · soften