UNBURDEN

unburden, disburden

(verb) take the burden off; remove the burden from; “unburden the donkey”

unburden

(verb) free or relieve (someone) of a burden

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unburden (third-person singular simple present unburdens, present participle unburdening, simple past and past participle unburdened)

(transitive) To free from burden, or relieve from trouble.

Anagrams

• unburned

Source: Wiktionary


Un*bur"den, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + burden.]

1. To relieve from a burden.

2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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