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encumber
en·cum·ber E0128900 (ĕn-kŭm′bər)tr.v. en·cum·bered, en·cum·ber·ing, en·cum·bers 1. To cause to have difficulty in moving or in accomplishing something; burden: a hiker encumbered with a heavy pack; a student encumbered with responsibilities.2. To hinder or impede the action or performance of: restrictions that encumber police work. See Synonyms at hinder1.3. To burden with legal or financial obligations: an estate that is encumbered with debts.
[Middle English encombren, from Old French encombrer, to block up : en-, in; see en-1 + combre, hindrance (from Gaulish *comboros).]encumber (ɪnˈkʌmbə) or incumbervb (tr) 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 matter3. to burden with debts, obligations, etc[C14: from Old French encombrer, from en-1 + combre a barrier, from Late Latin combrus, of uncertain origin] enˈcumberingly, inˈcumberingly adven•cum•ber (ɛnˈkʌm bər)
v.t. 1. to impede or hinder; hamper. 2. to block up or fill with superfluous or obstructive things. 3. to weigh down; burden. 4. to burden with obligations, debt, etc. [1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, Middle French encombrer=en- en-1 + -combrer, v. derivative of combre dam, weir « Gaulish *comberos confluence, bringing together] encumber
Past participle: encumbered
Gerund: encumbering
| Imperative |
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| encumber | | encumber |
| Present |
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| I encumber | | you encumber | | he/she/it encumbers | | we encumber | | you encumber | | they encumber |
| Preterite |
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| I encumbered | | you encumbered | | he/she/it encumbered | | we encumbered | | you encumbered | | they encumbered |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am encumbering | | you are encumbering | | he/she/it is encumbering | | we are encumbering | | you are encumbering | | they are encumbering |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have encumbered | | you have encumbered | | he/she/it has encumbered | | we have encumbered | | you have encumbered | | they have encumbered |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was encumbering | | you were encumbering | | he/she/it was encumbering | | we were encumbering | | you were encumbering | | they were encumbering |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had encumbered | | you had encumbered | | he/she/it had encumbered | | we had encumbered | | you had encumbered | | they had encumbered |
| Future |
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| I will encumber | | you will encumber | | he/she/it will encumber | | we will encumber | | you will encumber | | they will encumber |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have encumbered | | you will have encumbered | | he/she/it will have encumbered | | we will have encumbered | | you will have encumbered | | they will have encumbered |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be encumbering | | you will be encumbering | | he/she/it will be encumbering | | we will be encumbering | | you will be encumbering | | they will be encumbering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been encumbering | | you have been encumbering | | he/she/it has been encumbering | | we have been encumbering | | you have been encumbering | | they have been encumbering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been encumbering | | you will have been encumbering | | he/she/it will have been encumbering | | we will have been encumbering | | you will have been encumbering | | they will have been encumbering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been encumbering | | you had been encumbering | | he/she/it had been encumbering | | we had been encumbering | | you had been encumbering | | they had been encumbering |
| Conditional |
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| I would encumber | | you would encumber | | he/she/it would encumber | | we would encumber | | you would encumber | | they would encumber |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have encumbered | | you would have encumbered | | he/she/it would have encumbered | | we would have encumbered | | you would have encumbered | | they would have encumbered |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | encumber - hold backconstrain, cumber, restrainconfine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"bridle - put a bridle on; "bridle horses"curb - keep to the curb; "curb your dogs"clog - impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; "horses were clogged until they were tamed" |
encumberverb1. burden, load, embarrass, saddle, oppress, obstruct, retard, weigh down The company is still labouring under the debt burden that it was encumbered with in the 1980s.2. hamper, restrict, handicap, slow down, cramp, inhibit, clog, hinder, inconvenience, overload, impede, weigh down, trammel, incommode fishermen encumbered with bulky clothing and bootsencumberverb1. To place a burden or heavy load on:burden, charge, cumber, freight, lade, load, saddle, tax, weight.2. To interfere with the progress of:bog (down), hinder, hold back, impede, obstruct.Idiom: get in the way of.Translationsencumber
encumber (someone or something) with (something)To burden or overwhelm someone or something with something. I suspect that your employees haven't come up with a solution yet because you've encumbered them with so many restrictions. Try not to encumber the system with too many operations at once.See also: encumberencumber someone or something with someone or somethingto burden someone or something with someone or something. Please do not try to encumber me with your debts. She encumbered the marriage with a number of children from a previous marriage. She encumbered herself with the weight of both children and her purse.See also: encumberEncumber
EncumberTo burden property by way of a charge that must be removed before ownership is free and clear. Property subject to an encumbrance may have a lien or mortgage imposed upon it. encumber
encumber To place a burden or a charge upon property.Commonly used to mean placing a mortgage, but may include other liens, easements, covenants, and restrictions. The burden is called an encumbrance. encumber
Synonyms for encumberverb burdenSynonyms- burden
- load
- embarrass
- saddle
- oppress
- obstruct
- retard
- weigh down
verb hamperSynonyms- hamper
- restrict
- handicap
- slow down
- cramp
- inhibit
- clog
- hinder
- inconvenience
- overload
- impede
- weigh down
- trammel
- incommode
Synonyms for encumberverb to place a burden or heavy load onSynonyms- burden
- charge
- cumber
- freight
- lade
- load
- saddle
- tax
- weight
verb to interfere with the progress ofSynonyms- bog
- hinder
- hold back
- impede
- obstruct
Synonyms for encumberverb hold backSynonymsRelated Words- confine
- limit
- throttle
- trammel
- restrain
- restrict
- bound
- bridle
- curb
- clog
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