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en·slave
 enslave
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
sleIv
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
enslaves, enslaving, enslaved |
| definition: |
to take away the freedom from (a person) and cause them to become a slave. The person who enslaves another considers the slave to be their property to do with what they wish, which typically means commanding them to work in a grueling manner.
Europeans enslaved indigenous people in South America before they brought over more slaves from West Africa.- antonyms:
- emancipate, free, liberate
- similar words:
- capture, control, dominate, imprison
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| derivations: |
enslaved (adj.), enslavement (n.), enslaver (n.) |
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