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encumber

English

Etymology

From Middle English encombren, from Old French encombrer, from en- + combrer (to hinder); see cumber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?k?mb?(?)/, /?n?k?mb?(?)/
  • Rhymes: -?mb?(r)

Verb

encumber (third-person singular simple present encumbers, present participle encumbering, simple past and past participle encumbered)

  1. (transitive) to load down something with a burden
  2. (transitive) to restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment
  3. (transitive) to burden with a legal claim or other obligation

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:hinder

Antonyms

  • disencumber, unload, unencumber

Derived terms

  • encumbrance
  • encumbrous

Related terms

  • unencumber
  • incumbrance
  • cumber
  • cumbersome

Translations

Further reading

  • encumber in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • encumber in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “encumber”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

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deadweight

English

Noun

deadweight (plural deadweights)

  1. Alternative spelling of dead weight

Further reading

  • “deadweight”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
  • “deadweight” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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