English verb: unburden | |||
1. | unburden (possession) free or relieve (someone) of a burden | ||
Examples | They unburden him of all his money | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
2. | unburden (contact) take the burden off; remove the burden from | ||
Samples | Unburden the donkey. | ||
Synonyms | disburden | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lighten | ||
Antonyms | burden, burthen, weight, weight down | ||