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burden

noun
  1. weight to be borne or conveyed
    loading
  2. an onerous or difficult concern
    “the burden of responsibility”
    load
  3. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
  4. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    core
verb
  1. to impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
    “The commander burdened their junior officers with paperwork.”
    charge
  2. to weigh down with a load
    “They burdened the pack mule with extra supplies.”
    burthen