disburdens

verb

present tense third-person singular of disburden
1
as in unloads
to empty or rid of cargo disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil

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2
as in relieves
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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  1. unloads
  2. relieves
  3. rids
  4. frees
Verb
  • Pickle Robot's system unloads boxes from trailers or containers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • An oil tanker unloads crude oil at a terminal at the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province on March 11, 2026.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of unloads
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  • Getting those details right is often what determines whether debt relief actually relieves anything.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Seawater relieves muscle tension and both physical and emotional stress.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of relieves
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  • Their body care kit gets to the root of smooth skin with a trio of products including a pre-sluff bar that rids it of lotions and oils, a washable textured mitt that sloughs off dead cells and a eucalyptus-scented body lotion that loads it with hydration while making your bathroom smell like a spa.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • Trading out of the first round also rids the 49ers of having a first-round pick with a fifth-year option.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of rids
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  • This frees up the mind to think of new ideas and make new discoveries.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Officials say the technology is complementary to the physical wall and frees up agents for other tasks.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of frees
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