Unburden (Verb)
Meaning 1
Free or relieve (someone) of a burden.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The charity aimed to unburden the low-income families by providing them with financial assistance.
- She decided to confide in her best friend in the hope that it would unburden her mind of the emotional weight she was carrying.
- The new healthcare system is designed to unburden hospitals of unnecessary paperwork and administrative tasks.
- The community came together to help the elderly woman unburden herself of the responsibility of caring for her large garden.
- The financial advisor worked to unburden her clients of unnecessary expenses by helping them create a budget and manage their finances more effectively.
Meaning 2
Take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The company decided to unburden its employees from excessive workload by hiring more staff.
- The health insurance policy helped unburden the family from the financial strain of medical expenses.
- As she confided in her best friend, she began to unburden herself of the emotional weight she had been carrying.
- The charity's main goal was to unburden low-income families by providing them with essential necessities.
- The traveling merchant finally decided to unburden his weary donkey by stopping to rest and share the load among other pack animals.