disburden

verb

dis·bur·den | \ (ˌ)dis-ˈbər-dᵊn

\

disburdened; disburdening; disburdens

Definition of disburden

transitive verb

1a : to rid of a burden disburden a pack animal

b : unburden disburden your conscience

2 : unload disburdened their merchandise in the town square

intransitive verb

: discharge the vessels disburdened at the dock

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Synonyms & Antonyms for disburden

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discharge, disencumber, off-load, unburden, unlade, unload, unpack

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Examples of disburden in a Sentence

disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours

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The first known use of disburden was in 1532

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