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- DictionaryEn·cum·ber/inˈkəmbər/
verb
- 1. restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult: "she was encumbered by her heavy skirts"
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.
ENCUMBER definition: 1. to weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something: 2. to…. Learn more.
Encumber definition: to impede or hinder; hamper. See examples of ENCUMBER used in a sentence.
ENCUMBER meaning: 1. to weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something: 2. to…. Learn 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.
6 days ago · encumber in American English. (enˈkʌmbər) transitive verb. 1. to impede or hinder; hamper; retard. Red tape encumbers all our attempts at action. 2. to block up or fill with what is obstructive or superfluous. a mind encumbered with trivial and useless information.
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. to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen. be encumbered by somebody/something The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. be encumbered with something The business is encumbered with debt.
1. If you are encumbered by something, it prevents you from moving freely or doing what you want. [...] 2. If a place is encumbered with things, it contains so many of them that it is difficult to move freely there. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'encumber' British English: ɪnkʌmbəʳ American English: ɪnkʌmbər. More.
Definition of encumber verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
