| VERB | possession | unburden | free or relieve (someone) of a burden |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | unburden, disburden | take the burden off |
| Sounds | ahnber'dahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Free or relieve (someone) of a burden. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Model | They unburden him of all his money | |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| Meaning | Take the burden off; remove the burden from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Example | "unburden the donkey" | |
| Synonym | disburden | |
| Narrower | lighten | Reduce the weight on |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Opposite | burden, burthen, weight, weight down | weight down with a load |
| Spanish | descargar | |
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