Another word for enslave
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Verb
To make subservient or subordinate
- To bring under control, especially by military force; conquer.
- To make subordinate or subject to the dominion of something else:
- Being in a position or in circumstances that place one under the power or authority of another or others:
- Prone; disposed:
- Likely to incur or receive; exposed:
- To hold spellbound; captivate:
- To enslave.
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Another word for enslave
Verb
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- A device, usually one of a pair connected to a chain, that encircles the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive.
- A hobble for an animal.
- Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple.
- Free from danger or attack:
- Free from risk of loss; safe:
- Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:
- A rope, chain, strap, or cord for keeping an animal within a certain radius.
- A similar ropelike restraint used as a safety measure, as for a young child or an astronaut outside a spacecraft.
- A rope, chain, cable, or other line for restraining or securing an object:
- To fasten or secure with or as if with a cord, rope, or strap:
- To fasten by drawing together the parts or sides and knotting with strings or laces:
- To make by fastening ends or parts:
- A contoured crossbar having two U-shaped attachments that fit around the necks of a team of oxen or other draft animals, with a central ring for hitching the team to a cart, plow, or other load.
- A pair of draft animals, such as oxen, joined by a yoke.
- A bar used with a double harness to connect the collar of each horse to the pole of a wagon or coach.
- To walk or move along haltingly or with difficulty; limp.
- To put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper but not prevent movement.
- To cause to limp.
- To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.
- To build into a wall:
- To entomb in a wall.
- To keep within bounds; restrict:
- To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.
- To restrict in movement:
- To put in a prison or jail.
- To shut in; confine.
- To put in or as if in prison; confine.
- To have and keep in one's grasp:
- To aim or direct; point:
- To keep from falling or moving; support:
- To deprive of a privilege, immunity, or right of citizenship, especially the right to vote; disenfranchise.
- To deprive (a corporation, for example) of a privilege or franchise.
- To put an end to forcibly; subdue:
- To curtail or prohibit the activities of:
- To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated:
- To take captive, as by force or craft; seize.
- To gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest:
- To attract and hold:
- To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
- To bring under control by physical force, persuasion, or other means; overcome:
- To make less intense or prominent; reduce or tone down:
- A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee. A piece of paper that is a negotiable instrument drawn on a bank and payable on demand to the person identified as the payee.
- to trace a line around; encircle; encompass
- to set or mark off the limits of; limit; confine
- to restrict the action of; restrain
- To force (a person) to do something; drive or constrain:
- To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand:
- To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway:
- To pressure, intimidate, or force (someone) into doing something.
- To bring about or gain by pressure, threat, or force:
- To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power:
- To exert a supreme, guiding influence on or over:
- To enjoy a commanding, controlling position in:
- To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct:
- To adjust to a requirement; regulate:
- To hold in restraint; check:
- To bind with or as if with chains.
- A device, usually one of a pair of rings connected to a chain, that is attached to the ankles or feet to restrict movement.
- Something that serves to restrict; a restraint:
- To put fetters on; shackle.
- A connected, flexible series of links, typically of metal, used especially for holding objects together, for restraining, or for transmitting mechanical power.
- Such a set of links, often of precious metal and with pendants attached, worn as an ornament or symbol of office.
- Such a set of links measuring ten yards and attached to a pole at each end, moved up and down the field to indicate necessary yardage for gaining a first down.
- A contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term.
- A deed executed by more than one party.
- An instrument or agreement specifying the terms of a bond or trust.
- To hold spellbound; captivate:
- To enslave.
- To keep or confine within physical limits:
- To prevent or prohibit beyond a certain limit or by restriction:
- To hold back or keep in check; control:
- To prevent (a person or group) from doing something or acting in a certain way:
- To hold, fasten, or secure so as to prevent or limit movement:
- To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority:
- To cause to feel worried or depressed:
- To overwhelm or crush.
- To tie or secure, as with a rope or cord.
- To hold or restrain by tying with rope or bonds:
- To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt or ribbon:
- To bring under control, especially by military force; conquer.
- To make subordinate or subject to the dominion of something else:
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