unencumber
Free from weight
To unencumber is to free from a burden, restriction, or impediment—the reverse of encumber.
You might unencumber yourself of debt, obligations, or heavy baggage: She unencumbered herself from the family business and moved abroad.
The word is formal and relatively uncommon; most speakers would say "free" or "rid" instead.
Lessen pain or trouble
mitigate · assuage · diminish · lessen · reduce · shed · divest · jettison
alleviate
Lessen pain or trouble
ease · mitigate · assuage · diminish · lessen · reduce · shed · divest · jettison · discard
emancipate
Grant freedom to
- extricateFree from entanglement
- disentangleFree from snarls
- rescueSave from harm
deliver · free · release · untangle · unshackle · unfetter · unleash · detach · disengage · unhitch
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
minimize · pare · uncomplicate · tidy · purge · winnow · prune · trim · distill · reduce