Inflict vs Encumber - What's the difference?
inflict | encumber |
To thrust upon; to impose.
to load down something with a burden
to restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment
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to add a legal claim or other obligation
As verbs the difference between inflict and encumber
is that inflict is to thrust upon; to impose while encumber is to load down something with a burden.inflict
English
Verb
(en verb)- They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.