verb
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to remove a load from (a person or animal)
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(tr) to relieve (oneself, one's mind, etc) of a distressing worry or oppressive thought
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Origin of disburden
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It was evident that Sir Ratcliffe had something on his mind of which he wished to disburden himself; and it was equally apparent that Glastonbury was unwilling to afford him an opportunity.
From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
It would be better, once for all, to disburden the conscience by coming forward honestly and truthfully.
From Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel by Alexander Lange Kielland
Afterwards you seek to disburden from its portion of the tax, first one article of industry, then another, then a third; always adding to the burden of the mass of society.
From What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader by Frédéric Bastiat
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 Richard Bird
"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
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