Synonyms and related words :
alleviate, be light, clear, disburden, disembarrass, disembroil, disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, ease, extricate, free, free up, have little weight, kick the beam, liberate, lighten, make light, make lighter, off-load, reduce weight, relieve, set at ease, unballast, unburden, unclutter, unfreight, unlade, unload, unscramble, unsnarl, untangle, untie, untwine, weigh lightly