emburden en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From em- + burden.
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| imburden | alternative | lexicographic | |
| imburthen | alternative | lexicographic | |
| emburdened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| emburdened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| emburthen | alternative | lexicographic | |
| emburdening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| emburdens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |