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disburden

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verb dis·bur·den \ (ˌ)dis-ˈbər-dᵊn \

Definition of disburden

transitive verb
1 a :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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disburdenment

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Examples of disburden in a Sentence

  1. disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil

  2. the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours

First Known Use of disburden

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disburden Synonyms

Synonyms
unload, discharge, disencumber, off-load, unburden, unlade, unpack
Antonyms
load, pack
Related Words
free, lighten, relieve; clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void
Near Antonyms
charge, cram, fill, heap, jam, jam-pack, stuff

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