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enchain
[ en-cheyn ]
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.
enchain
/ ɪnˈtʃeɪn /
verb
- to bind with chains
- to hold fast or captivate (the attention, etc)
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Derived Forms
- enˈchainment, noun
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- en·chainment noun
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Example Sentences
Pleasure they regarded as an evil, having a tendency to enchain man to earthly enjoyments, a peculiarly Buddhist tenet.
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This houri of Sa'adi would not pause to note the difference in writing; the vitalness of the subject would enchain her thoughts.
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Utter weakness gripped his body; but more than this seemed to enchain him.
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Few writers of the day have the power of Mr. Marshall to enchain interest and yet to disregard conventional devices.
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Told with a vim and vividness and with a keen and caustic humour which charm and enchain you throughout.
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