enslave

Historically, conquering armies have seized inhabitants of conquered areas and enslaved them.
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For 300 years, Europeans and Americans colonized much of Africa and enslaved millions of its people.
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One immediately noticeable difference is that enslaved men tended to be given a greater range of mobility than enslaved women.
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This law insured that any African brought to Virginian shores would be enslaved.
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If an enslaved woman gave birth to a slave, her child was also a slave.
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This was the sixth afternoon that he had spent on this enslaved world.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam
And, he is the most enslaved agent on the earth, so far as sin, and selfishness and prejudice are concerned.
Quiet Talks on Prayer|S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
Though they profess to despise theory, they are, in reality, enslaved by it.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3|Henry Thomas Buckle
Now what shall I say of this fourteen years' experience as a public advocate of the cause of my enslaved brothers and sisters?
My Bondage and My Freedom|Frederick Douglass
They are a wholly distinct class from the enslaved women who are set apart to minister to the vices of the British soldiers.
The Queen's Daughters in India|Elizabeth W. Andrew

British Dictionary definitions for enslaved

enslave

/ (ɪnˈsleɪv) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

enslavement, nounenslaver, noun

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enslave

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

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enslave

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