unburden (redirected from unburdening)

un·bur·den  (n-bûrdn)

tr.v. un·bur·dened, un·bur·den·ing, un·bur·dens

To free from or relieve of a burden or trouble: unburden one's mind.

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unburden [ʌnˈbɜːd^ən]

vb (tr)

1. to remove a load or burden from

2. to relieve or make free (one's mind, oneself, etc.) of a worry, trouble, etc., by revelation or confession Archaic spelling unburthen [ʌnˈbɜːðən]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	unburden - free or relieve (someone) of a burden take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
	2.	unburden - take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey" disburden 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" burden, burthen, weight, weight down - weight down with a load

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unburden

verb

1. reveal, confide, disclose, lay bare, unbosom He had to unburden his soul to somebody.

2. unload, relieve, discharge, lighten, disencumber, disburden, ease the load of The human touch is one of the surest ways of unburdening stresses.

unburden yourself confess, come clean about (informal), get something off your chest (informal), tell all about, empty yourself, spill your guts about (slang), make a clean breast of something, cough (slang) Many came to unburden themselves of emotional problems.

Translations

unburden [ʌnˈbɜːdn] VT

1. (lit) [+ person] → aliviar
to unburden sb of a load → aliviar a algn quitándole un peso

2. (fig) to unburden one's heart to sb → abrir su pecho a algn
to unburden o.s. or one's conscience to sb → desahogarse con algn
to unburden o.s. of sth → desahogarse de algo

unburden [ʌnˈbɜː^rd^ən] vt
to unburden o.s. → s'épancher
to unburden o.s. to sb → s'épancher auprès de qn

unburden

vt (liter: = unload) → abladen; (fig) conscience, heart → erleichtern; to unburden oneself/one’s heart/one’s soul to somebody → jdm sein Herz ausschütten; to unburden oneself of something (lit liter) → etw abladen, sich von etw befreien; (fig) → sich (dat) → etw von der Seele reden; of anxiety, guilt → sich von etw befreien or losmachen; of sins → etw offenbaren or gestehen

unburden [ʌnˈbɜːdn] vt to unburden o.s. to sb → sfogarsi con qn

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unburden [ʌnˈbɜːdn] vt to unburden o.s. to sb → sfogarsi con qn