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to encumber
01
to cause someone or something to have difficulties in moving freely
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
encumber
3rd person singular
encumbers
Present participle
encumbering
Past simple
encumbered
Past participle
encumbered
02
to hinder the process or make something harder to do or achieve
Examples
The outdated software encumbered the team ’s progress on the project.
03
*** to burden with obligations, debt, etc.
Lexical Tree
disencumber
encumbered
encumber
cumber
