disburden

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It was evident that Sir Ratcliffe had something on his mind of which he wished to disburden himself; and it was equally apparent that Glastonbury was unwilling to afford him an opportunity.

From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

Forgive me, my friend, forgive me, Mr. Suds, if I have already said too much, and bear with me still, while I yet disburden my heart of more.

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Huth, Alexander

Disembosom, dis-em-bōōz′um, v.t. to separate from the bosom: to disburden one's self of a secret.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

He renewed his inquiries; my heart was full, but how to disburden it I knew not.

From Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Brown, Charles Brockden

But the need she felt to disburden her mind to Tito urged her to repress the rising anguish.

From Romola by Eliot, George