ˈbɜːdn ˈbɝdn ˈbɜːdn ˈbɝdn ˈbɜː(r)ðən t͡ʃɑːd͡ʒ t͡ʃɑɹd͡ʒ ɪˈfɛkt əˈfɛkt ˈɛsəns dʒɪst ɪnˈkʌm.bɹənts loʊd ləʊd ˈləʊ.dɪŋ ˈloʊ.diŋ ˈəʊnəs ˈoʊnəs weɪt impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend weight down with a load weight to be borne or conveyed an onerous or difficult concern the burden of responsibility that's a load off my mind the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work