unburden

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

unburden
    v 1: free or relieve (someone) of a burden
    2: take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the
       donkey" [syn: {unburden}, {disburden}] [ant: {burden},
       {burthen}, {weight}, {weight down}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Unburden \Un*bur"den\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + burden.]
   1. To relieve from a burden.
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   2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

30 Moby Thesaurus words for "unburden":
      alleviate, be light, break bulk, clear, disburden, discharge,
      disembarrass, disencumber, dump, ease, have little weight,
      kick the beam, lighten, lose, make light, make lighter, off-load,
      reduce weight, relieve, rid, set at ease, shake off, throw off,
      unballast, unfreight, unlade, unload, unpack, unship,
      weigh lightly

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