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verb
To rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To free from a source of mental trouble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
take the burden off; remove the burden from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: unburden
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remove, take, take away, withdraw
Narrower terms: lighten
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English burden English disburden From dis- + burden.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
