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en·slave
 enslave
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
sleIv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
enslaves, enslaving, enslaved |
| definition: |
to cause to be a slave or to be in a condition of bondage.
- synonyms:
- enthrall, subjugate, yoke
- antonyms:
- emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, manumit
- similar words:
- capture, control, dominate, enchain, fetter, imprison, indenture, shackle, trammel
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subordinate |
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| derivations: |
enslaved (adj.), enslavement (n.), enslaver (n.) |
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