Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncumber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-cum-ber
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disencumber.

Example Sentences

"... St. Wilgeforte (famous for praying for a beard to protect her virtue, and getting one as long as the Persian king's) obtained the name of St. Uncumber in England because, for a peck of oats, she would uncumber any woman who was tired of her husband;..."
""But we call her Saint Uncumber," Mrs. Nicholson explained, "because, if you've got a bad husband, she uncumbers you.""
"The subcommittee concludes FDA should become less involved in the early stages of clinical research by streamlining and uncumbering its regulations governing them."
"It is our regard for the body that uncumbers us."

Etymology

From un- + cumber.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

uncumbers (present, singular) uncumbering (participle, present) uncumbered (participle, past) uncumbered (past)

Questions

What does uncumber mean?: To disencumber.
Where does uncumber come from?: From un- + cumber.

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