Definition of unburden Unburden

/ʌnbɚˈdʌn/ - [unberdun] - un•bur•den

We found 7 definitions of unburden from 5 different sources.

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What does unburden mean?

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Verb

unburdens, unburdening, unburdened  

unburden - take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
  disburden
  burthen, weight down, burden, weight weight down with a load
  take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
  lighten become lighter; "The room lightened up"
unburden - free or relieve (someone) of a burden
  take ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • unburden (v. t.)
    To relieve from a burden.
  • unburden (v. t.)
    To throw off, as a burden; to unload.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • unburden
    un-bur′dn, v.t. to take a burden off: to free the mind from any weight or anxiety: to disclose—also Unbur′then.—adj. Unbur′dened

Part of speech

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  • unburden, verb, present, 1st person singular of unburden (infinitive).
  • unburden, verb (infinitive).

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