burdening

Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burdened}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Burdening}.]
   1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a
      heavy load upon; to load.
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            I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened.
                                                  --2 Cor. viii.
                                                  13.
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   2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload;
      as, to burden a nation with taxes.
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            My burdened heart would break.        --Shak.
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   3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a
      burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.]
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            It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell.
                                                  --Coleridge.
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   Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress.
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