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enchain

[ en-cheyn ]
/ ɛnˈtʃeɪn /
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verb (used with object)
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain: to be enchained by ignorance and superstition.
to hold fast, as the attention.
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Origin of enchain

1350–1400; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French enchainer, enchaener.See en-1, chain

OTHER WORDS FROM enchain

en·chain·ment, noun

Words nearby enchain

encephaloschisis, encephalosclerosis, encephalosis, encephalotomy, encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, enchain, enchaînement, enchant, enchanted, enchanter, enchanter's nightshade
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Words related to enchain

attach, connect, cover, dress, handcuff, restrict, shackle, stick, strap, tether, tie up, unite, wrap, coerce, deprive, disenfranchise, imprison, incarcerate, oppress, subjugate

How to use enchain in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for enchain

enchain
/ (ɪnˈtʃeɪn) /
verb (tr)
to bind with chains
to hold fast or captivate (the attention, etc)

Derived forms of enchain

enchainment, noun
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