ENSLAVE

enslave

(verb) make a slave of; bring into servitude

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

enslave (third-person singular simple present enslaves, present participle enslaving, simple past and past participle enslaved)

(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.

Synonyms

• beslave, bethrall, enslaven

Anagrams

• leavens

Source: Wiktionary


En*slave", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enslaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Enslaving.]

Definition: To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence. The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war, Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose. Milton. Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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