disembroil

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disembroil

(ˌdɪsɪmˈbrɔɪl)

(tr) to free from entanglement or a confused situation

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disembroil

Past participle: disembroiled
Gerund: disembroiling

Imperative
disembroil
disembroil

Present
I disembroil
you disembroil
he/she/it disembroils
we disembroil
you disembroil
they disembroil

Preterite
I disembroiled
you disembroiled
he/she/it disembroiled
we disembroiled
you disembroiled
they disembroiled

Present Continuous
I am disembroiling
you are disembroiling
he/she/it is disembroiling
we are disembroiling
you are disembroiling
they are disembroiling

Present Perfect
I have disembroiled
you have disembroiled
he/she/it has disembroiled
we have disembroiled
you have disembroiled
they have disembroiled

Past Continuous
I was disembroiling
you were disembroiling
he/she/it was disembroiling
we were disembroiling
you were disembroiling
they were disembroiling

Past Perfect
I had disembroiled
you had disembroiled
he/she/it had disembroiled
we had disembroiled
you had disembroiled
they had disembroiled

Future
I will disembroil
you will disembroil
he/she/it will disembroil
we will disembroil
you will disembroil
they will disembroil

Future Perfect
I will have disembroiled
you will have disembroiled
he/she/it will have disembroiled
we will have disembroiled
you will have disembroiled
they will have disembroiled

Future Continuous
I will be disembroiling
you will be disembroiling
he/she/it will be disembroiling
we will be disembroiling
you will be disembroiling
they will be disembroiling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disembroiling
you have been disembroiling
he/she/it has been disembroiling
we have been disembroiling
you have been disembroiling
they have been disembroiling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disembroiling
you will have been disembroiling
he/she/it will have been disembroiling
we will have been disembroiling
you will have been disembroiling
they will have been disembroiling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disembroiling
you had been disembroiling
he/she/it had been disembroiling
we had been disembroiling
you had been disembroiling
they had been disembroiling

Conditional
I would disembroil
you would disembroil
he/she/it would disembroil
we would disembroil
you would disembroil
they would disembroil

Past Conditional
I would have disembroiled
you would have disembroiled
he/she/it would have disembroiled
we would have disembroiled
you would have disembroiled
they would have disembroiled

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Verb

disembroil - free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"

disinvolve, disentangle

discharge, free - free from obligations or duties

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