ENCHAIN

enchain

(verb) restrain or bind with chains

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

enchain (third-person singular simple present enchains, present participle enchaining, simple past and past participle enchained)

(transitive) To restrain with, or as if with, chains.

(transitive) To link together.

Anagrams

• Chennai, inhance

Source: Wiktionary


En*chain", v. t. Etym: [F. enchaîner; pref. en- (L. in) chaîne chain. See Chain, and cf. Incatenation.]

1. To bind with a chain; to hold in chains.

2. To hold fast; to confine; as, to enchain attention.

3. To link together; to connect. Howell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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