BURDEN (2)

burden (2). Burden, n. a load, weight, birth, capacity of a ship

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