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
Still he would have felt better if he could have unburdened his mind of at least a part of those persistent memories of last night.
From Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland by Multatuli
Another woman would have unburdened herself to a confidante; but Polly was too loyal to her father to shatter his beliefs, and too high-spirited to take another and a lesser person into her confidence.
From Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation by Bret Harte
