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(ɪnkʌmbəʳ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense encumbers, present participle encumbering, past tense, past participle encumbered

1. verb

If you are encumbered by something, it prevents you from moving freely or doing what you want.

Lead weights and air cylinders encumbered the divers as they walked to the shore. [VERB noun]

It is still labouring under the debt burden that it was encumbered with in the 1980s. [be VERB-ed + with]

Synonyms: burden, load, embarrass, saddle More Synonyms of encumber

encumbered adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

The rest of the world is less encumbered with legislation. [+ with/by]

I'm sure we all wish to be less encumbered by rules which we think unnecessary andrestricting.

2. verb

If a place is encumbered with things, it contains so many of them that it is difficult to move freely there.

The narrow quay was encumbered by hundreds of carts. [be VERB-ed preposition]

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encumber in British English

or incumber (ɪnˈkʌmbə)

verb (transitive)

to hinder or impede; make difficult; hamper

encumbered with parcels after going shopping at Christmas

his stupidity encumbers his efforts to learn

to fill with superfluous or useless matter

to burden with debts, obligations, etc

Derived forms

encumberingly (enˈcumberingly) or incumberingly (inˈcumberingly)

adverb

Word origin

C14: from Old French encombrer, from en-1 + combre a barrier, from Late Latin combrus, of uncertain origin

encumber in American English

(ɛnˈkʌmbər; ɪnˈkʌmbər)

verb transitive

to hold back the motion or action of, as with a burden; hinder; hamper

to fill in such a way as to obstruct; block up; obstruct

to load or weigh down, as with claims, debts, etc.; burden

Word origin

ME encombren < OFr encombrer: see en-1 & cumber

Synonyms of 'encumber'

burden, load, embarrass, saddle

hamper, restrict, handicap, slow down

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1 (verb) in the sense of burden

Definition

to burden with a load or with debts

The company is still labouring under the debt burden that it was encumbered with ten years ago.

Synonyms

burden

We decided not to burden him with the news.

load

embarrass

saddle

The war saddled the country with huge foreign debt.

oppress

The atmosphere in the room oppressed her.

obstruct

Drivers who park illegally obstruct the flow of traffic.

retard

Continuing violence will retard negotiations.

weigh down

2 (verb) in the sense of hamper

Definition

to hinder or impede

fishermen encumbered with bulky clothing and boots

Synonyms

hamper

I was hampered by a lack of information.

restrict

The shoulder straps restrict movement.

handicap

Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students.

slow down

cramp

She was worried that her dad would cramp her style.

inhibit

buildings which inhibit the supply of light and air

clog

The traffic clogged the Thames bridges.

hinder

Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies.

inconvenience

overload

an effective method that will not overload staff with more paperwork

impede

Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers.

weigh down

trammel

incommode (formal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of clog

Definition

to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter

The traffic clogged the Thames bridges.

Synonyms

obstruct,

block,

jam,

hamper,

hinder,

impede,

bung,

stop up,

dam up,

occlude (formal),

congest

in the sense of cramp

Definition

to confine or restrict

She was worried that her dad would cramp her style.

Synonyms

restrict,

hamper,

inhibit,

hinder,

check,

handicap,

confine,

hamstring,

constrain,

obstruct,

impede,

shackle,

circumscribe,

encumber

in the sense of handicap

Definition

to make it difficult for (someone) to do something

Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students.

Synonyms

hinder,

limit,

restrict,

burden,

hamstring,

hamper,

hold back,

retard,

impede,

hobble,

encumber,

place at a disadvantage

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单词	encumber
释义	Trends of encumber View usage for: encumber (ɪnkʌmbəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense encumbers, present participle encumbering, past tense, past participle encumbered 1. verb If you are encumbered by something, it prevents you from moving freely or doing what you want. Lead weights and air cylinders encumbered the divers as they walked to the shore. [VERB noun] It is still labouring under the debt burden that it was encumbered with in the 1980s. [be VERB-ed + with] Synonyms: burden, load, embarrass, saddle More Synonyms of encumber encumbered adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] The rest of the world is less encumbered with legislation. [+ with/by] I'm sure we all wish to be less encumbered by rules which we think unnecessary andrestricting. 2. verb If a place is encumbered with things, it contains so many of them that it is difficult to move freely there. The narrow quay was encumbered by hundreds of carts. [be VERB-ed preposition] More Synonyms of encumber encumber in British English or incumber (ɪnˈkʌmbə) verb (transitive) 1. to hinder or impede; make difficult; hamper encumbered with parcels after going shopping at Christmas his stupidity encumbers his efforts to learn 2. to fill with superfluous or useless matter 3. to burden with debts, obligations, etc Derived forms encumberingly (enˈcumberingly) or incumberingly (inˈcumberingly) adverb Word origin C14: from Old French encombrer, from en-1 + combre a barrier, from Late Latin combrus, of uncertain origin encumber in American English (ɛnˈkʌmbər; ɪnˈkʌmbər) verb transitive 1. to hold back the motion or action of, as with a burden; hinder; hamper 2. to fill in such a way as to obstruct; block up; obstruct 3. to load or weigh down, as with claims, debts, etc.; burden Word origin ME encombren < OFr encombrer: see en-1 & cumber Synonyms of 'encumber' burden, load, embarrass, saddle hamper, restrict, handicap, slow down More Synonyms of encumber 1 (verb) in the sense of burden Definition to burden with a load or with debts The company is still labouring under the debt burden that it was encumbered with ten years ago. Synonyms burden We decided not to burden him with the news. load embarrass saddle The war saddled the country with huge foreign debt. oppress The atmosphere in the room oppressed her. obstruct Drivers who park illegally obstruct the flow of traffic. retard Continuing violence will retard negotiations. weigh down 2 (verb) in the sense of hamper Definition to hinder or impede fishermen encumbered with bulky clothing and boots Synonyms hamper I was hampered by a lack of information. restrict The shoulder straps restrict movement. handicap Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students. slow down cramp She was worried that her dad would cramp her style. inhibit buildings which inhibit the supply of light and air clog The traffic clogged the Thames bridges. hinder Landslides are continuing to hinder the arrival of relief supplies. inconvenience overload an effective method that will not overload staff with more paperwork impede Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers. weigh down trammel incommode (formal) Additional synonyms in the sense of clog Definition to obstruct or become obstructed with thick or sticky matter The traffic clogged the Thames bridges. Synonyms obstruct, block, jam, hamper, hinder, impede, bung, stop up, dam up, occlude (formal), congest in the sense of cramp Definition to confine or restrict She was worried that her dad would cramp her style. Synonyms restrict, hamper, inhibit, hinder, check, handicap, confine, hamstring, constrain, obstruct, impede, shackle, circumscribe, encumber in the sense of handicap Definition to make it difficult for (someone) to do something Greater levels of stress may seriously handicap some students. Synonyms hinder, limit, restrict, burden, hamstring, hamper, hold back, retard, impede, hobble, encumber, place at a disadvantage Nearby words of encumber encouraging encroach encroachment encumber encumbrance encyclopedic end Synonyms of 'encumber' encumber Explore 'encumber' in the dictionary
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