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- Dictionaryencumber/ɪnˈkʌmbə/
verb
- 1. restrict or impede (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult: "she was encumbered by her heavy skirts" Similar Opposite
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ENCUMBER definition: 1. to weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. : weigh down, burden. tourists encumbered by heavy luggage. 2. : to impede or hamper the function or activity of : hinder. negotiations encumbered by a lack of trust. 3. : to burden with a legal claim (such as a mortgage) encumber an estate. Did you know? Encumber Has French Roots.
ENCUMBER meaning: 1. to weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something: 2. to…. Learn more.
[VERB noun] It is still labouring under the debt burden that it was encumbered with in the 1980s. [be VERB -ed + with] Synonyms: burden, load, embarrass, saddle More Synonyms of encumber. encumbered adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] The rest of the world is less encumbered with legislation. [+ with/by]
Encumber definition: to impede or hinder; hamper. See examples of ENCUMBER used in a sentence.
Definition of encumber verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 matter. 3. to burden with debts, obligations, etc.
To encumber is to weigh someone or something down with a physical or psychological burden. You may find yourself encumbered by a heavy backpack or with anxieties. Either way, it's a heavy load to bear!
Encumber definition: To cause to have difficulty in moving or in accomplishing something; burden.
encumber meaning, definition, what is encumber: to make it difficult for you to do somet...: Learn more.
