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enslave
[
en-
sleyv
]
Origin
en·slave
/
ɛnˈsleɪv
/
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[
en-
sleyv
]
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verb (used with object),
-slaved,
-slav·ing.
to make a
slave
of; reduce to slavery:
His drug addiction has completely enslaved him.
Origin:
1635–45;
en-
1
+
slave
Related forms
en·slave·ment,
noun
en·slav·er,
noun
re·en·slave,
verb (used with object),
-slaved,
-slav·ing.
re·en·slave·ment,
noun
un·en·slaved,
adjective
Synonyms
enchain, shackle; control, dominate.
Antonyms
free, liberate, release.
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enslave
(ɪnˈsleɪv)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make a slave of; reduce to slavery; subjugate
en'slavement
—
n
en'slaver
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
enslave
1640s, from en- "make, put in" + slave (see
slave
). Related: Enslaved; enslaving.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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