fetter
noun
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
has fettered
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present perfectof fetter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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So, toiling with the plough for many years and staying in one place has fettered me.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Felix Dahn
Its release from the thralldom which has fettered it would be a vast world service, would, indeed, be a vast benefit to Germany herself.
From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe by Various
She has fettered the energies of the people, while she has fattened upon their industry.
From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by Trumbull White
All over the world that conspiracy of silence which has fettered thought and prevented open action in the fight is ended.
From Little Lost Sister by Virginia Brooks
Just as religion has fettered the human mind, and as property, or the monopoly of things, has subdued and stifled man's needs, so has the State enslaved his spirit, dictating every phase of conduct.
From Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman
