disburden
/dɪsˈbɜː(ɹ)dən/
disburden verb: to rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload.
Verb
disburden (third-person singular simple present disburdens, present participle disburdening, simple past and past participle disburdened)
- To rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload.
- to disburden a pack animal
- The desert Pelican had built her nest / In that deep solitude. / And now returned from distant flight / Fraught with the river stream, / Her load of water had disburthened there. / Her young in the refreshing bath / Sported all wantonness; […]1801, Robert Southey, “The Fifth Book”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volume I, London: […] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, […], by Biggs and Cottle, […], →OCLC, pages 258–259
- To free from a source of mental trouble.
- My meditations […] will, I hope, be more […] calm, being thus disburdened.1650, Henry Hammond, Of the reasonableness of Christian religion
- He did it to disburden a conscience.1677, Owen Feltham, Of Improving by Good Examples
disburden meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
disburden in Tamil
- சுமையைக் குறை, சுமையற்றதாக்கு
disburden in Malayalam
- liberate, relieve, free
- ചുമടിറക്കുക, ഭാരമിറക്കുക, വിമോചിപ്പിക്കുക, വിമുക്തമാക്കുക, ഭാരം കുറയ്ക്കുക, വിട്ടയക്കുക
Synonyms of disburden
Forms of disburden
| third-person singular present | disburdens |
|---|---|
| present participle | disburdening |
| past participle | disburdened |
| past | disburdened |
| alternative form | disburthen |
Origin of disburden
From dis- + burden.
Words formed from disburden
Questions about disburden
- What does disburden mean?
- Disburden means to rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload.
- What is disburden in Tamil?
- Disburden in Tamil is சுமையைக் குறை, சுமையற்றதாக்கு. See Disburden meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is disburden?
- Disburden is a verb.
- How do you pronounce disburden?
- Disburden is pronounced /dɪsˈbɜː(ɹ)dən/.
- What is the past tense of disburden?
- The past tense of disburden is disburdened.
Words near disburden in the dictionary
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