DISBURDEN Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

disburden

verb

(ˌ)dis-ˈbər-dᵊn

Definition of disburden

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. — 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

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The new vessel, according to the CSL Group (CSL), the world’s largest owner and operator of self-unloading ships, will greatly boost Adbri’s limestone operations.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Welcomed by Herky the Hornet, the cheer team and the campus community, the students and their families checked in before unloading their belongings and setting up their new rooms.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unload

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Party leaders laid out proposals for relieving poverty, improving social security, and reforming the education system and admitted members from backgrounds unusual for the CHP, including a Kurdish activist and a union leader.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
And when the jury verdict came, he was relieved and gratified.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of relieve

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If your dishwasher has an upper third rack for utensils, Sala says to lay knives and cutlery there to avoid safety hazards and free up space in the silverware caddy.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
About six people then work together to lift the car high enough to free the woman trapped underneath.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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