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Encumber vs Imposition - What's the difference?

encumber | imposition |

As a verb encumber

is to load down something with a burden.

As a noun imposition is

the act of imposing]], laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, [[obtrude|obtruding, and the like.

encumber

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to load down something with a burden
  • to restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=1906 – 1921 , author= , title= , volume=1 , chapter=Encounter , passage=He [Timothy Forsyte] had never committed the imprudence of marrying or encumbering himself in any way with children.}}
  • to add a legal claim or other obligation
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * disencumber, unload, unencumber

    Derived terms

    * encumbrance * encumbrous

    imposition

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia imposition) (en noun)
  • The act of imposing]], laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, [[obtrude, obtruding, and the like.
  • That which is imposed, levied]], or [[enjoin, enjoined.
  • An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.
  • (printing) Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.
  • (religion) A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
  • (UK) A task imposed on a student as punishment.
  • Synonyms

    * (act of imposing and the like) imposure, infliction, obtrusion * burden, charge, enjoinder, injunction, tax * cheating, deception, delusion, fraud, imposture, trick

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