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disburden

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of disburden

1 to empty or rid of cargo

  • disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil
Synonyms of disburden

discharge, disencumber, off-load, unburden, unlade, unload, unpack
Words Related to disburden

free, lighten, relieve

clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void
Near Antonyms of disburden

charge, cram, fill, heap, jam, jam-pack, stuff
Antonyms of disburden

load, pack

2 to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

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

clear, disencumber, divest, free, relieve, rid, unburden
Words Related to disburden

discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unfetter

bail (out), deliver, redeem, rescue

disengage, disentangle, extricate
Near Antonyms of disburden

bog (down), fetter, hamper, restrain, shackle, subject, weigh down, weight (down)
Antonyms of disburden

burden, encumber, saddle

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