incumber
Americanverb (used with object)
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He knew that a war party setting out to steal ponies would never incumber themselves in that manner.
From White Otter by Gregor, Elmer Russell
A man of literature need not incumber his memory with whole passages from the authors he wants to quote; he need only mark down the page, and the words are safe.
From Practical Education, Volume II by Edgeworth, Maria
He would incumber his men with as few rations and as little luggage as possible, bearing in mind that the safety of his command depended on his expedition.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 by Various
The author has not deemed it necessary to incumber his pages with notes to substantiate his statements.
From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
My fearful countenance, the clouds so doth incumber That oftentimes for dread thereof, the very earth doth quake.
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest
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