unburden

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un·bur·den | \ ˌən-ˈbər-dᵊn

unburdened; unburdening; unburdens

Definition of unburden

transitive verb

1 : to free or relieve from a burden

2 : to relieve oneself of (cares, fears, worries, etc.) : cast off

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the crew was frantically unburdening the ship in an attempt to save it a generous friend unburdened her of that particular financial worry

Recent Examples on the Web Characters in Richard Greenberg’s plays tend to unburden themselves in spoken arias. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021 Or, at least, to unburden himself from budgets and season selection. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 15 Sep. 2021 But, then again, there has been nobody skillful enough to make Flavia unburden herself. — Han Ong, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021 Instead, much of it is liquified and spread across farm fields to fertilize crops — the cheapest and easiest way to unburden farmers of their lagoons filled with dung. — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021 Multiple men unburden their emotions and regrets on The Bachelorette, including Aaron. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 27 July 2021 The plan was meant to unburden the government from the COVID-19 pandemic's financial strain, The Associated Press reported. — Marlene Lenthang, ABC News, 8 May 2021 Machines conducting essential activities, such as a robot that delivers medicines on different floors of a hospital, are used to effectively unburden medical staff. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021 Senate Bill 7 is one of several bills filed this session that seek to unburden Kentuckians who were paid too much in unemployment benefits through no fault of their own. — Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2021

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