incumber

[ in-kuhm-ber ]

verb (used with object)
  1. a less common variant of encumber.

Other words from incumber

  • un·in·cum·bered, adjective

Words Nearby incumber

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How to use incumber in a sentence

  • Whatever he did is extremely incumber'd with Ornaments which have not a due Proportion.

  • He seized the girl's hand and hung on with a tenacity that bade fair to incumber her forevermore.

    The Red Debt | Everett MacDonald
  • He knew that a war party setting out to steal ponies would never incumber themselves in that manner.

    White Otter | Elmer Russell Gregor
  • It was, therefore, unnecessary to incumber this paper, by proving that which none disputes.

  • He had inherited a historic title, and thousands of acres which he had scarcely seen, but which he had helped to incumber.

    Nell, of Shorne Mills | Charles Garvice

British Dictionary definitions for incumber

incumber

/ (ɪnˈkʌmbə) /


verb
  1. a less common spelling of encumber

Derived forms of incumber

  • incumberingly, adverb
  • incumbrance, noun

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