encumber
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈkʌmbər/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈkʌmbə(r)/
verb
R
to make it hard for someone to do something by causing problems or delays
The new regulations encumber the process of starting a small business.
R
to make it hard for someone to move because they are carrying something heavy or large
The hikers were encumbered by their heavy backpacks.
translation
to make it hard for someone to do something by causing problems or delays; to make it hard for someone to move because they are carrying something heavy or large
Word Forms
3rd Present
encumbers
Past
encumbered
Perfect
encumbered
Progressive
encumbering