<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to free from a burden.</li><li>to relieve (one's mind, conscience, etc.) by revealing or confessing something.</li><li>to cast off or get rid of, as a burden or something burdensome; disclose; reveal: He unburdened the worries that plagued him.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>confide</li></ul>