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Definition of Disburden
1. Verb. Take the burden off; remove the burden from. "Unburden the donkey"
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Lighten
Antonyms: Burden
Definition of Disburden
1. v. t. To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.
2. v. i. To relieve one's self of a burden; to ease the mind.
Definition of Disburden
1. Verb. to remove the load from a pack animal, or unload a vehicle etc ¹
2. Verb. to remove a source of mental trouble ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disburden
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disburden
Literary usage of Disburden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham by William Pitt (1839)
"... in order to disburden my mind on some particular subjects, and that your
Ladyship may know at least that my whole con- taxes on America. ..."
2. Journal of a Visit to India and the East by James McClelland (1877)
"Thinking that it may help to repress these, I wish to disburden myself of my
impressions of the ... disburden ..."
3. A Dictionary: English and Burmese by Charles Lane (1841)
"... to relate, c(god§oo:£ to disburden a woman of a child, o<5: Dell, *. Delude, v.
c Delve, ». to dig, ..."
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