disburden
to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying: Confession disburdened his mind of anxiety.
to get rid of (a burden); discharge.
to unload a burden.
Origin of disburden
1Other words from disburden
- dis·bur·den·ment, noun
Words Nearby disburden
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How to use disburden in a sentence
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.
The Bravo | J. Fenimore CooperWhen we have new perception, we shall gladly disburden the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish.
Essays, First Series | Ralph Waldo EmersonBut the need she felt to disburden her mind to Tito urged her to repress the rising anguish.
Romola | George EliotBut it is improper to disburden imagination on such a subject in this place.
British Dictionary definitions for disburden
/ (dɪsˈbɜːdən) /
to remove a load from (a person or animal)
(tr) to relieve (oneself, one's mind, etc) of a distressing worry or oppressive thought
Derived forms of disburden
- disburdenment, noun
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