weight vs burthen

burthen vs weight

weight and burthen both are nouns.

weight and burthen both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weight	Yes	No	Yes	No
burthen	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, weight and burthen are synonyms defined as:

weight and burthen: weight down with a load

Other synonyms of weight include burden, weight down.

weight (noun)	burthen (noun)
an artifact that is heavy	a variant of `burden'
sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
the relative importance granted to something
an oppressive feeling of heavy force
a unit used to measure weight
a system of units used to express the weight of something
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

weight (verb)	burthen (verb)
present with a bias	weight down with a load
weight down with a load

Difference between weight and burthen

Words related to "burthen"

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