Antonyms of verb unburden

1 of 2 senses of unburden

Sense 2
unburden, disburden -- (take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey")
       Antonym of burden (Sense 1)
      => burden, burthen, weight, weight down -- (weight down with a load)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb unburden

2 senses of unburden

Sense 1
unburden -- (free or relieve (someone) of a burden)
       => take -- (take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks")

Sense 2
unburden, disburden -- (take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")