enslave

[en-sleyv]

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verb (used with object), en·slaved, en·slav·ing.

to make a slave of; reduce to slavery: His drug addiction has completely enslaved him.

Origin of enslave

First recorded in 1635–45; en-¹ + slave

Related formsen·slave·ment, nounen·slav·er, nounre·en·slave, verb (used with object), re·en·slaved, re·en·slav·ing.re·en·slave·ment, nounun·en·slaved, adjective

Synonyms

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enchain, shackle; control, dominate.

Antonyms

free, liberate, release.

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Examples from the Web for enslaved

Contemporary Examples

Historically, conquering armies have seized inhabitants of conquered areas and enslaved them.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism
Louise I. Shelley
December 26, 2014
For 300 years, Europeans and Americans colonized much of Africa and enslaved millions of its people.
Why Africa’s Turning Anti-Gay
Jay Michaelson
March 31, 2014
One immediately noticeable difference is that enslaved men tended to be given a greater range of mobility than enslaved women.
The Struggles of Benjamin Franklin’s Sister Jane
Annette Gordon-Reed
November 21, 2013
This law insured that any African brought to Virginian shores would be enslaved.
Slavery As ‘Innovation’ and Other Provocative Ideas: What I Learned From Henry Louis Gates’s ‘Many Rivers to Cross’
Jamelle Bouie
October 22, 2013
If an enslaved woman gave birth to a slave, her child was also a slave.
Slavery As ‘Innovation’ and Other Provocative Ideas: What I Learned From Henry Louis Gates’s ‘Many Rivers to Cross’
Jamelle Bouie
October 22, 2013

Historical Examples

It strives to seal forever the fate of those it has enslaved.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
In the mind of Nicias, enslaved by the grossest superstition, there was no room for doubt.
Stories from Thucydides
H. L. Havell
But neither his heart nor his reason had ever again been enslaved by his passions.
Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Subject in her body, she was enslaved in mind and soul as well.
Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle
H. N. Brailsford
Men did evil deeds, and justified them to their own enslaved minds.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine

British Dictionary definitions for enslaved

enslave

verb

(tr) to make a slave of; reduce to slavery; subjugate

Derived Formsenslavement, nounenslaver, noun

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Word Origin and History for enslaved

enslave

v.

1640s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + slave (n.). Related: Enslaved; enslaving.

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Examples from the Web for enslaved

Contemporary Examples

Historically, conquering armies have seized inhabitants of conquered areas and enslaved them.

For 300 years, Europeans and Americans colonized much of Africa and enslaved millions of its people.

One immediately noticeable difference is that enslaved men tended to be given a greater range of mobility than enslaved women.

This law insured that any African brought to Virginian shores would be enslaved.

If an enslaved woman gave birth to a slave, her child was also a slave.

Historical Examples

It strives to seal forever the fate of those it has enslaved.

In the mind of Nicias, enslaved by the grossest superstition, there was no room for doubt.

But neither his heart nor his reason had ever again been enslaved by his passions.

Subject in her body, she was enslaved in mind and soul as well.

Men did evil deeds, and justified them to their own enslaved minds.

enslave

Word Origin and History for enslaved

enslave

v.

Origin of enslave