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encumber

British pronunciation/ɛnkˈʌmbɐ/
American pronunciation/ɛnˈkəmbɝ/
to encumber
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

to cause someone or something to have difficulties in moving freely

synonyms : cumber
restrain
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2

to make it so that doing something or the happening of something becomes difficult

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3

*** to burden with obligations, debt, etc.

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Examples
1It's not encumbered with small details.
2But the advantage is I'm not encumbered by all of their monumental disadvantages.
3- I just don't really like being encumbered.
4- You didn't wanna be encumbered by a jacket.
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