enslave

English

Alternative forms

• inslave

Etymology

en- +‎ slave

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪv

Verb

enslave (third-person singular simple present enslaves, present participle enslaving, simple past and past participle enslaved)

1. (transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.

Synonyms

• beslave

Related terms

• slave
• slavery

Translations

to make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall

Arabic: أَسَرَ (ar) ('asara) Bulgarian: поробвам (bg) Esperanto: sklavigi (eo)

German: versklaven (de) Portuguese: escravizar (pt) Russian: порабощать (ru) (poraboščát') impf., поработить (ru) (porabotít') pf.

Anagrams

• leavens