encumber vs restrict

encumber and restrict both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
encumber	No	No	Yes	No
restrict	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, restrict is a hypernym of encumber; that is, restrict is a word with a broader meaning than encumber:

encumber: restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
restrict: place limits on (extent or amount or access)

Other hypernyms of encumber include bound, confine, limit, throttle, trammel.

encumber (verb)	restrict (verb)
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult	place limits on (extent or amount or access)
	place restrictions on
	place under restrictions; limit access to by law
	prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed