[en.cum.ber] vt -cum.bered ; -cum.ber.ing [ME encombren, fr. MF encombrer, fr. OF, fr. en- + (assumed) OF combre dam, weir] (14c) 1: weigh down, burden
2: to impede or hamper the function or activity of: hinder
3: to burden with a legal claim (as a mortgage) "~ an estate"