disburden

[ dis-bur-dn ]

/ dɪsˈbɜr dn /

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verb (used with object)

to remove a burden from; rid of a burden.

to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying: Confession disburdened his mind of anxiety.

to get rid of (a burden); discharge.

verb (used without object)

to unload a burden.

Words nearby disburden

disbelieve, disbosom, disbound, disbranch, disbud, disburden, disburse, disbursement, disc, disc brake, disc camera

Origin of disburden

First recorded in 1525–35; dis-¹ + burden¹

OTHER WORDS FROM disburden

dis·bur·den·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for disburden

Unbosom your heart then without fear, disburden yourself of your anger.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1)|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
But he has no desire to disburden himself at the expense of the future reader of his works.
A Likely Story|William De Morgan
I mention this to you once for all to disburden my mind, and I do not wish to hear or say more about it.
Robert Burns|Gabriel Setoun
But the need she felt to disburden her mind to Tito urged her to repress the rising anguish.
Romola|George Eliot

And here I am come to a streamhead, copious enough to disburden itself, like Nilus, at seven mouths into an ocean.
An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton|Hiram Corson

British Dictionary definitions for disburden

disburden

/ (dɪsˈbɜːdən) /

verb

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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disburden

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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Words nearby disburden

Origin of disburden

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British Dictionary definitions for disburden

verb

Derived forms of disburden