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1
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
- the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine
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- aid,
- assist,
- facilitate,
- help
2
to place a weight or burden on
- don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move
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The first known use of encumber was in the 14th century
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