Antonyms for unburden


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-bur-dn
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈbɜr dn


Definition of unburden

Origin :
  • 1530s, "to unload" (transitive), from un- (2) "reverse of" + burden (v.). Cf. German entbürden. Reflective sense is recorded from 1580s. Related: Unburdened; unburdening.
  • adj get rid of
Example sentences :
  • She kept silent to give him an opportunity to unburden himself.
  • Extract from : « Hunter's Marjory » by Margaret Bruce Clarke
  • I was about to unburden myself completely; the heart trembled.
  • Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky
  • She, glad to unburden her mind, told him what Céline had said.
  • Extract from : « Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • She had thought it all out carefully, and realized that she must unburden to some one.
  • Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs
  • It was a relief to him to unburden his mind, and Riddell encouraged him to do it.
  • Extract from : « The Willoughby Captains » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • Speak out, Daniel,” he said affectionately, “unburden your soul!
  • Extract from : « The Goose Man » by Jacob Wassermann
  • He surprised her very often, he was in such a hurry to unburden himself of all he was.
  • Extract from : « The Dark Tower » by Phyllis Bottome
  • Higgins found it easier to unburden himself to one than to two.
  • Extract from : « North and South » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • There, after ordering a savory lunch, he invited Pant to unburden his soul.
  • Extract from : « Forbidden Cargoes » by Roy J. Snell
  • She could not deceive her any longer, and determined to unburden her mind at once.
  • Extract from : « The Threatening Eye » by Edward Frederick Knight

Synonyms for unburden

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