Synonyms and related words :
abridge, alleviate, be light, bereave, bleed, break bulk, clear, curtail, cut off, deprive, deprive of, discharge, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, disentitle, disinvolve, divest, drain, dump, ease, ease one of, extricate, free, free up, have little weight, kick the beam, liberate, lighten, lighten one of, make light, make lighter, milk, mine, off-load, reduce weight, relieve, set at ease, take away from, take from, tap, unballast, unburden, unclutter, unfreight, unlade, unload, unpack, unscramble, unship, unsnarl, weigh lightly,