emburden

Meanings

verbemburden (third-person singular simple present emburdens, present participle emburdening, simple past and past participle emburdened)

present singular third person emburdens · participle present emburdening · participle past emburdened · past emburdened · alternative emburthen · alternative imburden · alternative imburthen

transitiveTo place a responsibility or hindrance upon; to burden.
The PCF policy is to make maximum use of direct taxes, and to apply the centime tax with a distinction between large and small property owners in order to emburden the "large capitalists" for the benefit of the workers.
1974, Ronald Tiersky, French Communism, 1920-1972, page 359
Synonyms: enburden