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- [dis-em-broil]
- /ˌdɪs ɛmˈbrɔɪl/
- /ˌdɪ.sɪm.ˈbrɔɪl/
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- [dis-em-broil]
- /ˌdɪs ɛmˈbrɔɪl/
Definitions of disembroil word
- verb with object disembroil to free from embroilment, entanglement, or confusion. 1
- noun disembroil Free (someone or something) from confusion. 1
- verb disembroil to free from entanglement or a confused situation 0
- verb disembroil To free or extricate from confusion. 0
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Origin of disembroil
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; dis-1 + embroil
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Parts of speech for Disembroil
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disembroil popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
disembroil usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disembroil
verb disembroil
- disengage — to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten: to disengage a clutch.
- untangle — to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
- unravel — to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- untie — to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
Antonyms for disembroil
verb disembroil
- connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- tangle — to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
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