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enslavement

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en⋅slave

  [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

Synonyms:
enchain, shackle; control, dominate.

Antonyms:
free, liberate, release.
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en·slave   (ěn-slāv')   
tr.v.   en·slaved, en·slav·ing, en·slaves
To make into or as if into a slave.
en·slave'ment n., en·slav'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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