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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•cum•ber /ɛnˈkʌmbɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to weigh down;
burden:The hiker was encumbered by a heavy backpack.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•cum•ber (en kum′bər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to impede or hinder;
hamper;
retard:Red tape encumbers all our attempts at action. - to block up or fill with what is obstructive or superfluous:a mind encumbered with trivial and useless information.
- to burden or weigh down:She was encumbered with a suitcase and several packages.
- to burden with obligations, debt, etc.
Also, incumber. - Breton Kemper); see com-, bear1
- Gaulish *comberos confluence, bringing together (compare Quimper, in Brittany
- early Medieval Latin combrus
- Anglo-French, Middle French encombrer, equivalent. to en- en-1 + -combrer, verb, verbal derivative of combre dam, weir
- Middle English encombren 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: encumber, incumber /ɪnˈkʌmbə/ vb (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
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French encombrer, from en-1 + combre a barrier, from Late Latin combrus, of uncertain origin |