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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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