verb
- to remove a burden or load from; to relieve of something oppressive or troublesome
Usage: formal
Examples
- The counselor helped her disburden herself of years of guilt.
- He sought to disburden his conscience by confessing the truth.
- The workers disburdened the truck of its heavy cargo.
- She disburdened her mind of worries through meditation.
- The therapy sessions allowed him to disburden his emotional pain.
- They disburdened the ship before entering the shallow harbor.