Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To free from incumbrance.

  2. (transitive)To remove a burden, load or charge from.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Life is best lived unencumbered by materialism.

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  2. Linguistic resources are far more valuable if they are unencumbered by share-alike or viral licences.

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Origin

From un- + encumber.

From un- + encumber.

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Forms

unencumbers, unencumbering, unencumbered, unencumbered
Base formunencumber · to unencumber
3rd person singularunencumbers
Present participleunencumbering
Past simpleunencumbered
Past participleunencumbered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunencumber
he, she, itunencumbers

Past simpleLesson

all personsunencumbered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave unencumbered
he, she, ithas unencumbered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unencumber

Word family

1 related words
Derivedunencumberable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
unemotionalunemployedB1unemploymentB1unendingunenthusiasticB2unequal
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