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.

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Origin of disburden

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

OTHER WORDS FROM disburden

dis·bur·den·ment, noun

Words nearby disburden

disbelieve, disbosom, disbound, disbranch, disbud, disburden, disburse, disbursement, disc, discal, discalced

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.
An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton|Hiram Corson
The Bucentaur did not return directly to the quay, to disburden itself of its grave and dignified load.
The Bravo|J. Fenimore Cooper
When we have new perception, we shall gladly disburden the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish.
Essays, First Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson
But the need she felt to disburden her mind to Tito urged her to repress the rising anguish.
Romola|George Eliot

But it is improper to disburden imagination on such a subject in this place.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16|Robert Kerr

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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