dis|bur|den

dis|bur|den
dis|bur|den «dihs BUR duhn», transitive verb.
1. to relieve of a burden: »

Figurative. The boy disburdened his mind to his mother by confessing that he had broken the expensive lamp accidentally.

2. to get rid of (a burden); unload.
–v.i.
to unload; discharge a load.

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