He did it to disburden a conscience. --Feltham.
[1913 Webster]
My mediations . . . will, I hope, be more calm, being
thus disburdened. --Hammond.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Disburden — Dis*bur den, v. i. To relieve one s self of a burden; to ease the mind. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disburden — index alleviate, clear, disencumber, disentangle, ease, extricate, facilitate, free, relieve ( … Law dictionary
disburden — [dis bʉrd′ n, dis′bʉrd′ n] vt. 1. to relieve of a burden or of anything burdensome 2. to get rid of (a burden); unload vi. to get rid of a burden disburdenment n … English World dictionary
disburden — verb Date: 1532 transitive verb 1. a. to rid of a burden < disburden a pack animal > b. unburden < disburden your conscience > 2. unload < disburdened their … New Collegiate Dictionary
disburden one's conscience — index confess Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disburden — disburdenment, n. /dis berr dn/, v.t. 1. to remove a burden from; rid of a burden. 2. to relieve of anything oppressive or annoying: Confession disburdened his mind of anxiety. 3. to get rid of (a burden); discharge. v.i. 4. to unload a burden.… … Universalium
disburden — verb a) to remove the load from a pack animal, or unload a vehicle etc b) to remove a source of mental trouble … Wiktionary
disburden — Synonyms and related words: abridge, alleviate, be light, bereave, bleed, break bulk, clear, curtail, cut off, deprive, deprive of, discharge, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disentitle, disinvolve, divest, drain,… … Moby Thesaurus
disburden — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable: clear, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, shake off, throw off, unburden. Slang: shake. See KEEP. 2. To remove the cargo or load from:… … English dictionary for students
disburden — dis·bur·den || dɪs bÉœËdn v. unload, set down a heavy burden; relieve suffering … English contemporary dictionary
