επιβαρύνω

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιβαρύνω (epibarúnō, to press heavily on) with semantic loan from French aggraver and German belasten.[1] By surface analysis, επι- (epi-) +‎ βαρύνω (varýno).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pi.vaˈɾi.no/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧βα‧ρύ‧νω

Verb

επιβαρύνω (epivarýno) (past επιβάρυνα, passive επιβαρύνομαι, p‑past απιβαρύνθηκα, ppp επιβαρυμένος) (transitive)

  1. to add to, to aggravate (:problems)
    Near-synonyms: χειροτερεύω (cheiroterévo), επιδεινώνω (epideinóno)
  2. to burden, to impose on, to weigh down on (to be burdensome for)
  3. to burden, to encumber, to saddle, to weigh down
  4. (finance, law) to encumber (to burden with a legal claim or other obligation)
    Near-synonym: χρεώνω (chreóno)
  5. to add to (:debt, price)

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References

  1. ^ επιβαρύνω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language