emburdens

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To 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