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Disburden vs Unburden - What's the difference?

disburden | unburden |

In transitive terms the difference between disburden and unburden

is that disburden is to free from a source of mental trouble while unburden is to free from burden, or relieve from trouble.

disburden

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload.
  • to disburden a pack animal
  • To free from a source of mental trouble.
  • * Feltham
  • He did it to disburden a conscience.
  • * Hammond
  • My meditations will, I hope, be more calm, being thus disburdened .

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    unburden

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To free from burden, or relieve from trouble.
  • Anagrams

    * unburned English transitive verbs