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1 unburden one's conscience
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2 unburden oneself of something
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3 unburden oneself/one's heart to someone
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4 unburden
v. ontlasten, verlichten[ unbə:dn]1 ontlasten ⇒ verlichten, van een last bevrijden♦voorbeelden:unburden oneself of something • iets opbiechtenunburden oneself/one's heart to someone • zijn hart uitstorten bij iemand
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unburden yourself — phrase to tell someone about your problems so that you feel less worried about them James needed to unburden himself to someone. Thesaurus: to show or express emotionssynonym Main entry: unburden * * * unburden yourself : to talk about something… … Useful english dictionary
unburden — ► VERB 1) relieve of a burden. 2) (unburden oneself) be relieved of a cause of anxiety or distress through confiding in someone … English terms dictionary
Unburden — Un*bur den, v. t. [1st pref. un + burden.] 1. To relieve from a burden. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unburden — index alleviate, disencumber, ease, free, mitigate, release, relieve (free from burden) Burton s Legal … Law dictionary
unburden — (v.) 1530s, to unload (transitive), from UN (Cf. un ) (2) reverse of + BURDEN (Cf. burden) (v.). Cf. Ger. entbürden. Reflective sense is recorded from 1580s. Related: Unburdened; unburdening … Etymology dictionary
unburden — *rid, clear, disabuse, purge Analogous words: disencumber, unload, discharge (see base words at BURDEN vb): *free, release, liberate Antonyms: burden Contrasted words: encumber, load, lade, weight, tax, saddle (see BURDEN) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unburden — [adj] get rid of clear, confess, confide, disburden, discharge, disclose, disencumber, dispose of, divulge, dump, ease, empty, get off one’s chest*, lay bare*, let hair down*, lighten, lose, out with it*, own, relieve, relinquish, reveal, shake,… … New thesaurus
unburden — [unbʉrd′ n] vt. 1. to free from a burden 2. to relieve (oneself or one s soul, mind, etc.) by revealing or disclosing (something hard to bear, as guilt) … English World dictionary
unburden — v. 1) (B; refl.) he finally unburdened himself to his family 2) (D; refl.) to unburden of (to unburden oneself of a secret) * * * [ʌn bɜːdn] (B;refl.) he finally unburdened himself to his family (D; refl.) to unburden of (to unburden oneself of a … Combinatory dictionary
unburden — [[t]ʌ̱nbɜ͟ː(r)d(ə)n[/t]] unburdens, unburdening, unburdened VERB If you unburden yourself or your problems to someone, you tell them about something which you have been secretly worrying about. [V pron refl] The Centre became a place where many… … English dictionary
unburden — UK [ʌnˈbɜː(r)d(ə)n] / US [ʌnˈbɜrd(ə)n] verb [transitive] Word forms unburden : present tense I/you/we/they unburden he/she/it unburdens present participle unburdening past tense unburdened past participle unburdened unburden yourself … English dictionary