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disburden

[ dis-bur-dn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to remove a burden from; rid of a burden.
  2. to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying:

    Confession disburdened his mind of anxiety.

  3. to get rid of (a burden); discharge.


verb (used without object)

  1. to unload a burden.

disburden

/ dɪsˈbɜːdən /

verb

  1. to remove a load from (a person or animal)
  2. tr to relieve (oneself, one's mind, etc) of a distressing worry or oppressive thought
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • disˈburdenment, noun
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Other Words From

  • dis·burden·ment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disburden1

First recorded in 1525–35; dis- 1 + burden 1
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Example Sentences

And here I am come to a streamhead, copious enough to disburden itself, like Nilus, at seven mouths into an ocean.

The Bucentaur did not return directly to the quay, to disburden itself of its grave and dignified load.

When we have new perception, we shall gladly disburden the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish.

But the need she felt to disburden her mind to Tito urged her to repress the rising anguish.

But it is improper to disburden imagination on such a subject in this place.

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