disburden
/dis'bə:dn/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To take the burden off; remove the burden from: To relieve someone or something of a physical or mental load, weight, or responsibility.
- To free from a burden: To unload or ease a weight, worry, or obligation.
Usage
- The primary use of disburden is as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the thing or person being relieved of the burden).
- It is a formal or literary word, often used in contexts involving emotional relief or the physical removal of a load.
Examples
- Verb:
- The porter helped to disburden the traveler of his heavy luggage.
- She felt the need to disburden her mind by confessing her secret.
- The new policy aims to disburden small businesses of excessive paperwork.
Advanced Usage
- "to disburden oneself of": To free oneself from a burden, especially a mental or emotional one.
- He finally disburdened himself of his guilt by apologizing.
- "to disburden one's mind/heart/conscience": To express worries or secrets to relieve mental stress.
- Talking to a friend helped her disburden her heart.
Variants and Related Words
- Unburden (verb): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with disburden.
- Disburdenment (noun): The act of disburdening or the state of being disburdened. (This is a rare form).
Synonyms
- Relieve: To alleviate or free from pain, distress, or a burden.
- Unload: To remove a load from; to express pent-up feelings.
- Lighten: To make less heavy or burdensome.
- Ease: To make less severe or demanding.
Antonyms
- Burden (verb): To load heavily; to encumber.
- Load (verb): To place a burden or weight upon.
- Encumber: To weigh down or burden.
Related Phrases
- To disburden of responsibility: To relieve someone of a duty or obligation.
- The assistant was hired to disburden the manager of some administrative tasks.
Verb
- take the burden off; remove the burden from
- unburden the donkey