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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.

Words related to enchain

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

Words nearby enchain

encephaloschisis, encephalosclerosis, encephalosis, encephalotomy, encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, enchain, enchant, enchanted, enchanter, enchanter's nightshade, enchanting

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
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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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