View synonyms for enchain

enchain

[ en-cheyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain:
to be enchained by ignorance and superstition.
to hold fast, as the attention.

enchain

/ ɪnˈtʃeɪn /

Origin of enchain¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French enchainer, enchaener. See en- ¹, chain

Pleasure they regarded as an evil, having a tendency to enchain man to earthly enjoyments, a peculiarly Buddhist tenet.

This houri of Sa'adi would not pause to note the difference in writing; the vitalness of the subject would enchain her thoughts.

Utter weakness gripped his body; but more than this seemed to enchain him.

Few writers of the day have the power of Mr. Marshall to enchain interest and yet to disregard conventional devices.

Told with a vim and vividness and with a keen and caustic humour which charm and enchain you throughout.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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