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- [dis-bur-dn]
- /dɪsˈbɜr dn/
- /dɪs.ˈbɜːd.n̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-bur-dn]
- /dɪsˈbɜr dn/
Definitions of disburden word
- verb with object disburden to remove a burden from; rid of a burden. 1
- verb with object disburden to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying: Confession disburdened his mind of anxiety. 1
- verb with object disburden to get rid of (a burden); discharge. 1
- verb without object disburden to unload a burden. 1
- noun disburden Relieve (someone or something) of a burden or responsibility. 1
- verb disburden to remove a load from (a person or animal) 0
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Origin of disburden
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; dis-1 + burden1
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Parts of speech for Disburden
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disburden popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
disburden usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disburden
verb disburden
- dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- unload — to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from: to unload a truck; to unload a cart.
- disembarrass — to disentangle or extricate from something troublesome, embarrassing, or the like.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
adjective disburden
- dumper — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- out with it — a command to make something known immediately, without missing any details
- get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- unbosom — to disclose (a confidence, secret, etc.).
- shaker — a person or thing that shakes.
Antonyms for disburden
verb disburden
- limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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