[ UK /ʌnbˈɜːdən/ ]
[ US /ənˈbɝdən/ ]
VERB
  1. take the burden off; remove the burden from
    unburden the donkey
  2. free or relieve (someone) of a burden
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How To Use unburden In A Sentence

  • He unburdened a horse of its load.
  • Those who fled at once, unburdened by possessions, had a chance of survival, for the rain of ash and pumice, mixed with lithics, that descended for several hours was not necessarily lethal.
  • Asset management companies set up by governments in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand have mopped up the worst bad loans, unburdening banks by pulling the plug on deadbeat borrowers.
  • It would willingly unburden the clubs of a major share of financial responsibility to England's elite and pay the players itself through central contracting, just as England does with its top cricketers.
  • Not that I was about to unburden myself to Miss M, either; but we'd be sharing something none the less. NIGHT SISTERS
  • America was unbound and, at least in relative terms, unburdened.
  • When something sensational happens to us, sharing the happiness of the occasion with friends intensifies our joy. Conversely, in times of trouble and tension, when our spirits are low, unburdening our worries and fears to compassionate friends alleviates the stress. 
  • She unburdened herself of her feelings of guilt.
  • Specifically, it examines their role as counselors and confessors to married and unmarried women who sought to unburden their hearts and describe in detail the contours of their emotional and erotic lives.
  • It is noteworthy she says that he unburdened himself to anyone who would listen.
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