ENCHAINED

chained, enchained

(adjective) bound with chains; ā€œenchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bonesā€; ā€œprisoners in chainsā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

enchained

simple past tense and past participle of enchain

Source: Wiktionary


ENCHAIN

En*chain", v. t. Etym: [F. enchaƮner; pref. en- (L. in) chaƮne 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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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