Advance and Encumbered

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Advance verb - To give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned.

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Encumbered is an antonym for advance.

Encumbered adjective - Loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load.

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Advance is an antonym for encumbered in bother topic.

Nearby Word: encumbering

To encounter their enemies, they preferred to let the enemy advance deep in their territory, loot a town or two, and then ambush the enemy army while it was returning back to home, being greatly encumbered with the loot and swag.

Source: Death by Materialism

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