Enslave

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  • transitive verb. To make into or as if into a slave.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a slave of; reduce to slavery or bondage; subject to the arbitrary will of a master: as, barbarous nations enslave their prisoners of war.
  • Figuratively, to reduce to a condition analogous to slavery; deprive of moral liberty or power; subject to an enthralling influence: as, to be enslaved by drink or one's passions.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. make a slave of; bring into servitude
  • Word Usage
    "I saw a parcel of people caballing together to ruin property, corrupt the laws, invade the Government, debauch the people, and in short, enslave and embroil the nation, and I cried 'Fire!' or rather I cried 'Water!' for the fire was begun already."
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