Thesaurus: disburden

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1. v. t. To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.
2. v. i. To relieve one's self of a burden; to ease the mind.
3. v. take the burden off; remove the burden from
4. To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve. He did it to disburden a conscience. Feltham. My mediations . . . will, I hope, be more calm, being thus disburdened. Hammond. Syn. -- To unload; unburden; discharge; free. To relieve one's self of a burden; to ease the mind. Milton.
5. To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from somethingoppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.He did it to disburden a conscience. Feltham.My mediations . . . will, I hope, be more calm, being thusdisburdened. Hammond.
6. v take the burden off; remove the burden from