unburden
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unburden (ʌnˈbɜːdən, ʌnˈbɜːðən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
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Unburden
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
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Example sentences
It gives veterans a chance to unburden some of their experiences.
They unburden themselves of their fears, their worries for us.
It would be great to unburden myself of the albatross called the dissertation.
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