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- pronunciation:
- ihn
kuhm
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
encumbers, encumbering, encumbered |
| definition 1: |
to burden, as a heavy load or an obligation.
He dared not ask his sister for help as she was already encumbered with the care of their mother.- synonyms:
- burden, oppress, saddle, tax, weight
- antonyms:
- disencumber
- similar words:
- clog, overburden, overload, overtax, overwhelm, weigh down
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| definition 2: |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of.
The army's advance was encumbered by rough terrain and the breakdown of vehicles.- synonyms:
- constrain, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, impede, restrain
- antonyms:
- disencumber
- similar words:
- confine, embarrass, fetter, obstruct, retard, shackle, stunt, trammel
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| related words: |
bind, hamper, handicap, oppress, overweight, tax, weight |
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| derivations: |
encumbered (adj.), encumberingly (adv.) |
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