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en⋅chain

[en-cheyn]
–verb (used with object)
1. to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain: to be enchained by ignorance and superstition.
2. to hold fast, as the attention.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF, OF enchainer, enchaener. See en- 1 , chain


en⋅chain⋅ment, noun
en·chain   (ěn-chān')   
tr.v.   en·chained, en·chain·ing, en·chains
To bind with or as if with chains.
en·chain'ment n.
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