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en⋅slave
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ɛnˈsleɪv
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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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Word Origin & History
enslave
1643, from
en-
"make, put in" +
slave
(see
slave
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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