disburden

American  

[dis-bur-dn] / dɪsˈbɜr 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.

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verb (used without object)

1. to unload a burden.

disburden British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• disburdenment
  noun

Etymology

Origin of disburden

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

Example Sentences

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disburden

"Nay, daughter, thou art troubled; the quick flush—the startled eye—the timid aspect—thou dost need to disburden thy heart!"

From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Jonathon Holt Ingraham

Mr Noalles, as I will still call him, spoke with difficulty, but some secret impulse, it seemed, made him anxious to disburden his mind.

From Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea by Archibald Webb

Iudge you what it is for any liuing creature, not to disburden nature.

From A New Orchard And Garden or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England by William Lawson

He seized the propitious moment to disburden his soul.

From Our Own Set A Novel by Ossip Schubin

I mention this to you once for all to disburden my mind, and I do not wish to hear or say more about it.

From Robert Burns Famous Scots Series by Gabriel Setoun