to enslave
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5.7
- verb
- /ɪnˈsleɪv/
- NSFW
- Some unfortunate individuals found themselves enslaved on plantations as far away as Cuba.
- enslave people
- enslave Africans
- enslave others
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Watch on YouTubeThey're no longer enslaved emotionally to the past.
- They're no longer enslaved emotionally to the past.
- We can't accomplish this because you enslaved my ancestors.
- What would justify enslaving some people but not enslaving others?
- One of them is the rich merchant daughter, the other is her enslaved friend.
- They chronicled how Harvard presidents brought enslaved workers to live with them on campus.
- I fought for the ones that were enslaved, held down by dictators, starved.
- Even though they enslaved us, they needed us to be happy, right?
Examples
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Talus will not stop until he enslaves them all to build his empire.
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Even though they enslaved us, they needed us to be happy, right?
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go in and they enslave the local people in those regions
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So they enslaved the people that was already here.
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Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.
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His figures told of the increasing number of enslaved people in the Mississippi Valley.
Academic text (2017) -
Most obviously, on plantations and smaller farms, enslaved people were subject to the almost absolute authority of the slave owner.
Academic text (2017) -
The young women and children who have been enslaved must not be revictimized, but rather liberated from bondage.
Academic text (2008) -
Two-thirds of these were enslaved people who brought with them West Indian dances (Emery 14).
Academic text (2012) -
The cruel warlord decided to enslave the villagers to expand his power.
Synonyms
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To bring someone or something under control, often by force
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To bring a person or group under the control of another
Antonyms
- Formal
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To set someone free from unfair control or rules so they have equal rights
How Enslaved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enslave is formed from en- and slave, where en- means 'make' and slave comes from the name of the Slavs, a group of people who long ago were often captured and forced to work. So, to enslave someone is to 'make' them a slave, taking away their freedom and forcing them to work for someone else.