1
as in to unload
to empty or rid of cargo
disburdened the oil tanker before it could leak any more oil
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as in to relieve
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
the cinema was a place where we could disburden ourselves of our cares, if only for a couple of hours
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Recent Examples of disburden
Nelson sometimes counsels musicians to feel, not count — to disburden themselves of metronomic ideas about tempo and go with the flow.
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Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This is again a reform that would very much disburden the poor, the crime being so closely linked to their particular distress.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
Jody Rosen, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022
This is again a reform that would very much disburden the poor, the crime being so closely linked to their particular distress.
—Marilynne Robinson, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disburden
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Last July, Belk unloaded more than $950 million in debt and gave some lenders more controlling interests in the company.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2025
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Campers might consider unloading essentials from those cabinets before deploying the tent – or just deal with the slight inconvenience of having to crouch in through half-open hatches.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2025
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According to a press release, Capt. Dave Snowden was relieved due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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For many high achieving professionals, work is often their identity, and having an opposite world to go to helps to relieve some of the work-only focus and strain.—
Paula Davis,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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He was released by Hamas earlier this month after 484 days of captivity, one of the 19 Israeli hostages freed alive under the January 2025 ceasefire deal.—
Mohammed Tawfeeq,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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The idea is to free you up to comfortably use the car's infotainment screen, talk to co-passengers, and catch up on books or videos on long journeys and commutes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Disburden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disburden. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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