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encumber

/ɪnˈkʌmbə/

/ɪnˈkʌmbɚ/

Translations

encumberverb

encumbered

Past Simple

encumbered

Past Participle

encumbering

Gerund

/ɪnˈkʌmbə/

/ɪnˈkʌmbɚ/

The rules and regulations encumber the process of innovation.

Правила и регламенты затрудняют процесс инноваций.

The heavy backpack encumbered her during the hike.

Тяжелый рюкзак обременял её во время похода.

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encumberverb

To weigh down or burden someone or something, making movement or progress difficult.

The heavy backpack encumbered her as she climbed the steep hill.

To impede or hinder the function or activity of something.

The new regulations encumber the company's ability to expand its operations.

To burden with legal or financial obligations.

The property was encumbered with a mortgage that needed to be paid off before it could be sold.