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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
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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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