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.

Nearby words

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

Related forms

en·chain·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for enchain

Her magnificent acting, combined with her superb vocalization, enchain through the entire opera.
The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I|Various
The social regulations must be of a sort to liberate the best energies of men, not to enchain them.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter
There still are comforts and pleasures in God's world, but they do not enchain.
Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
An hour passed while the young man sought in vain to enchain his incoherent thoughts.
Officer 666|Barton W. Currie

His aim is by a powerful hand to enchain priests, kings, and people, and make the pope a universal monarch.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1)|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

British Dictionary definitions for enchain

enchain

/ (ɪnˈtʃeɪn) /

verb (tr)

to bind with chains

to hold fast or captivate (the attention, etc)

Derived Forms

enchainment, noun

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enchain

verb (used with object)

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Origin of enchain

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Examples from the Web for enchain

British Dictionary definitions for enchain

enchain

verb (tr)

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