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

Lucia, disburden all thy cares on me, And let me share thy most retired distress.

From Cato A Tragedy, in Five Acts by Addison, Joseph

He fell prone upon the grass, striving to disburden himself of an unwanted draft, pitiable, a spluttering ruin of a conspirator.

From The Gay Adventure A Romance by Bird, Richard

She felt worried, and anxious to disburden her soul of its secret.

From The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine by Stokes, Katherine

There was still something on his heart,--a discontent of which he would fain disburden himself before the end.

From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Schubin, Ossip

Let them come and disburden their souls of care, fear, and anxiety, in this blessed port of rest and refuge for poor sinners.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh