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disburden

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dis⋅bur⋅den

  [dis-bur-dn]
Use disburden in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to remove a burden from; rid of a burden.
2. to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying: Confession disburdened his mind of anxiety.
3. to get rid of (a burden); discharge.
–verb (used without object)
4. to unload a burden.
Origin:
1525–35; dis- 1 + burden 1

Related forms:
dis⋅bur⋅den⋅ment, noun
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dis·bur·den   (dĭs-bûr'dn)   
v.   dis·bur·dened, dis·bur·den·ing, dis·bur·dens

v.   tr.

    1. To relieve (a pack animal, for example) of a burden.

    2. 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·bur'den·ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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