To free someone from embarrassment, confusion, or an awkward situation; to disentangle or remove difficulty.
From dis- (reversal) + embarrass (from French 'embarrasser,' from Spanish 'embarazar' meaning 'to hinder'). The word combines the French prefix and root, showing how English borrowed and adapted French vocabulary over centuries.
This is a wonderfully old-fashioned word—imagine a Victorian character using it when they say 'Let me disembarrass you of that confusion!'—but it perfectly captures the idea of removing social or mental tangles.
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