"disburden" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈbɜː(ɹ)dən/ Forms: disburdens [present, singular, third-person], disburdening [participle, present], disburdened [participle, past], disburdened [past]
Etymology: From dis- + burden. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|burden}} dis- + burden Head templates: {{en-verb}} disburden (third-person singular simple present disburdens, present participle disburdening, simple past and past participle disburdened)
  1. (transitive) To rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-disburden-en-verb-72ie80ZZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (transitive) To free from a source of mental trouble. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-disburden-en-verb-9zSlU3AO Categories (other): English terms prefixed with dis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dis-: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: disburthen [obsolete], disemburden Derived forms: disburdenment, undisburdened Related terms: unburden

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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