encumber

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkʌmbə(r)/ or /ɛnˈkʌmbə(r)/

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Verb

Plain form encumber

Third-person singular encumbers

Past tense encumbered

Past participle encumbered

Present participle encumbering

1. (transitive) If you encumber someone, you restrict them in a way that it makes their movement difficult.