enslave

enslave
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. subjugate, enthrall, suppress, dominate, hold dominion over; oppress, tyrannize; addict. See subjection, habit.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. subjugate, bind, put in irons, oppress, hold under, restrain, restrict, enthrall, indenture, reduce to slavery, make a slave of, hold in bondage, chain, fetter, enchain, control, dominate, coerce, compel, circumscribe, check, subdue, capture, take captive, suppress, disfranchise, hold, imprison, incarcerate, confine, immure, hobble, yoke, tie, tether, secure, shackle, clap in irons, bend to the plow, bend to the yoke.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
subjugate, dominate, control, enthrall, indenture, subject, yoke, fetter, master, *jackboot into submission, coerce, subdue.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To make subservient or subordinate: enthrall, subject, subjugate. See FREE.

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  • enslave — UK [ɪnˈsleɪv] / US verb [transitive] Word forms enslave : present tense I/you/we/they enslave he/she/it enslaves present participle enslaving past tense enslaved past participle enslaved 1) to make someone a slave 2) if a feeling or idea enslaves …   English dictionary

  • enslave — en•slave [[t]ɛnˈsleɪv[/t]] v. t. slaved, slav•ing to make a slave or slaves of; reduce to or as if to slavery: to enslave a people; enslaved by drugs[/ex] • Etymology: 1635–45 en•slave′ment, n. en•slav′er, n …   From formal English to slang

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