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disburden

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verb dis·bur·den \(ˌ)dis-ˈbər-dən\

Definition of disburden

  1. transitive verb

  2. 1a :  to rid of a burden disburden a pack animalb :  unburden disburden your conscience

  3. 2 :  unload disburdened their merchandise in the town square

  4. intransitive verb

  5. :  discharge the vessels disburdened at the dock

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

1532

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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