unburden
verb (used with object)
to free from a burden.
have unburdened
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present perfectof unburden.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In tears, she laments the “mind prison” she’s starting to recognize and reject, wishing she could have unburdened herself earlier from shame and self-loathing.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2019
I relate to Letterman and Stewart because, at last, we have unburdened ourselves of the expectations of a culture that values the superficial over the material.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2015
The sale would have unburdened the club and allowed a developer to build condos where the stadium now stands.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2010
Now that he had taken her into his life at last, he seemed to have unburdened himself of some overwhelming weight.
From Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real by Louis Zangwill
You have unburdened your own soul in that matter, and if they had been corrigible, you would have helped a good many more.
From Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled From Her Letters and Journals by Her Son Charles Edward Stowe by Harriet Beecher Stowe
