put+a+burden+upon

  • 11put — [c]/pʊt / (say poot) verb (put, putting) –verb (t) 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of some place or position: to put money in one s purse. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: put everything in order. 3. to… …

  • 12To cast one's self upon — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …

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  • 13Double burden — is a term describing the workload of men and women who work to earn money, but also have responsibility for unpaid, domestic labor.[1] According to studies done dealing with a stressful environment chronically, such as a stressful job or… …

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  • 14impose upon — Synonyms and related words: abuse, abuse a privilege, barge in, bleed, bleed white, bother, break in, break in upon, burden with, burst in, butt in, charge, charge in, come between, crash, crash in, crash the gates, creep in, crowd in, cut in,… …

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  • 15fasten upon — Synonyms and related words: account for, accredit with, accrete to, accuse, acknowledge, allege, apply to, arraign, article, ascribe to, assign to, attach to, attribute to, blame, blame for, blame on, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring… …

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  • 16John Burden — John Allen Burden (1862 1942) was a Seventh day Adventist minister, administrator, and medical missionary instrumental in founding sanitariums, restaurants, and health food factories. At the age of 9, John attended Adventist meetings for the… …

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  • 17To bear down upon — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born …

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  • 18To bear upon — Bear Bear (b[^a]r), v. i. 1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to barrenness. [1913 Webster] This age to blossom, and the next to bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden. [1913 Webster] But man is born …

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  • 19To hang upon — Hang Hang, v. i. 1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to stay. [1913 Webster] 2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion on the point or… …

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  • 20To impose upon — Impose Im*pose , v. i. To practice tricks or deception. [1913 Webster] {To impose on} or {To impose upon}, (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to defraud. He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for things. Locke. (b) to place… …

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