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as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil
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as in to relieve
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
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Recent Examples of disburden
Nelson sometimes counsels musicians to feel, not count — to disburden themselves of metronomic ideas about tempo and go with the flow.
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Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This is again a reform that would very much disburden the poor, the crime being so closely linked to their particular distress.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This is again a reform that would very much disburden the poor, the crime being so closely linked to their particular distress.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburden
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Vance said that for too long, China has used the tactic of unloading materials at cheap prices to undermine potential competitors, then ratcheting up prices later after keeping new mines from being built in other countries.—
DIDI TANG,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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The vehicle can load and unload cargo from its front and drop it from its underside, allowing for flexible logistics maneuvers and operations.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Realizing he was boxed in, Chilton stepped to the side, unzipped, and relieved himself mid-song.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
8 Feb. 2026
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You may be relieved to know that cleaning this filter every month is rather excessive for this component.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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Yet, he has been freed 15 times on parole, and so far has spent more than 400 days outside prison.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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His wife was held for 51 days before she was freed in November 2023 under a previous ceasefire.—
DARLENE SUPERVILLE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Disburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburden. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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