Unburden

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unburden \Un*bur"den\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + burden.]
     1. To relieve from a burden.
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     2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unburden
       v 1: free or relieve (someone) of a burden
       2: take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the
          donkey" [syn: {disburden}] [ant: {burden}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "unburden":
     alleviate, be light, break bulk, clear, disburden, discharge,
     disembarrass, disencumber, dump, ease, have little weight,
     kick the beam, lighten, lose, make light, make lighter, off-load,
     reduce weight, relieve, rid, set at ease, shake off, throw off,
     unballast, unfreight, unlade, unload, unpack, unship,
     weigh lightly