enslave
verb (used with object)
to make a slave of; hold (someone) in slavery or bondage.
enslaves
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present tense formof enslave (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Later, it did duty as a lower level of Nibelheim, where Alberich enslaves his fellow Nibelungs as the first step in his quest for world domination.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Then he pauses and sinks in his chair and answers himself, "It is a handcuff that enslaves poor workers."
From Salon ● May 12, 2022
Speaking to supporters at the end of his Socialist Party's three-day congress in Valencia, Mr Sanchez said that the practice "enslaves" women.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2021
Were we talking about a Terminator scenario, were a Skynettian matrix of superintelligent machines gains consciousness and either destroys or enslaves humanity in order to further its particular goals?
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2017
She enslaves the poor az well az the ritch, she kneels in sanktuarys, pomps in cabins, and leers at the street korners.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw
