Etymology

accable

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Today it means: To overwhelm; to encumber. Full definition →

First used 17th–19th c.French accabler
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromaccabler“to overwhelm”
  2. English todayaccable

Borrowed from French accabler (“to overwhelm”).

First known use, by meaning

  • 17th–19th c. To overwhelm; to encumber.

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