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disburden

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dis·bur·den  (ds-bûrdn)
v. dis·bur·dened, dis·bur·den·ing, dis·bur·dens
v.tr.
1.
a. To relieve (a pack animal, for example) of a burden.
b. To free of a burden or trouble: disburden one's mind.
2. To unload: disburdened the goods in the shipping room.
v.intr.
To unload a burden.

dis·burden·ment n.

disburden [dɪsˈbɜːdən]
vb
1. to remove a load from (a person or animal)
2. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Self-help) (tr) to relieve (oneself, one's mind, etc.) of a distressing worry or oppressive thought
disburdenment  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.disburdendisburden - take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
lighten - reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
Translations
disburden [dɪsˈbɜːdn] (frm) VTdescargar
to disburden o.s. ofdescargarse de
disburden
vt (lit, fig)entlasten


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Equally unfit for self-government and self-defense, it has long been at the mercy of its powerful neighbors; who have lately had the mercy to disburden it of one third of its people and territories.
Hunt now set to work with all diligence, to prepare caches, in which to deposit the baggage and merchandise, of which it would be necessary to disburden themselves, preparatory to their weary march by land: and here we shall give a brief description of those contrivances, so noted in the wilderness.
When we have new perception, we shall gladly disburden the memory of its hoarded treasures as old rubbish.
 
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