enchainv.

Brit.

/ᵻnˈtʃeɪn/,

/ɛnˈtʃeɪn/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈtʃeɪn/,

/ɛnˈtʃeɪn/

Forms: Middle English encheinen, Middle English–1600s enchayn, 1600s encheine, 1500s–1700s inchain, 1600s inchayn, 1500s– enchain.

Etymology: < Old French enchaine-r, < en- (see en- prefix¹) + chaine chain n.

a. transitive. To put in or bind with chains; to chain up, fetter.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > bind, fetter, or shackle [verb (transitive)] > chain

chainc1440

enchaina1492

incatenate1839

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxx. f. xxvi^v/2 Some men broughte to hym a chylde enchayned.

1621 Knolles's Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 3) 1331 Putting into their [sc. Christian slaves'] places the Turkes which had inchained them.

1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour IV. 73 The statue of Lewis XIV..with four slaves enchained, denotes his victories.

†b. To surround or hem in as with a chain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclose [verb (transitive)] > as with a chain

enchain1581

1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 129 The Turke..doth inchaine and fortifie the Campe.

2. figurative.

a. To ‘fetter’, restrain; to impede the free or natural action of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by entangling or binding

shrenchc897

beswapec980

taglea1340

tanglea1340

gyve1377

encumber138.

engleimc1400

wrapc1412

involvec1440

fetter1526

mesh1532

crawl1548

felter1567

to tie up1570

in trick1572

ensnarl1593

entrammel1598

engage1603

casta1605

imbrier1605

weave1620

immaze1631

trammel1727

enchain1751

entangle1790

enmesh1822

in mesh1875

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 159. ⁋5 Bashfulness..may flush the cheek..and enchain the tongue.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vii. 553 He was never enchained by rules.

1850 G. Mazzini Royalty & Republicanism in Italy 187 Do not enchain one of its [the intellect's] faculties.

b. To hold fast, rivet (the attention); to bind, attach (the emotions) closely to an object. Hence with personal object. See enchaining adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > engage the attention [verb (transitive)] > hold attention, absorb

swallowc1330

deepc1380

dare1547

suspend1561

preoccupy1567

devour1568

to swallow up1581

enwrap1589

invest1601

steep1603

to take up1603

spell1646

possess1653

enchain1658

engross1661

absorb1749

fix1752

rivet1762

fascinate1782

spell-bind1808

arrest1814

mesmerize1862

to turn on1903

get1913

consume1999

1658 T. Wall God's Revenge 17 Great affection..believes a possibility of that to the liking of which it is enchained.

1844 A. B. Welby Poems (1867) 46 Thy song enchained a thousand hearts.

1851 C. Brontë Let. in E. C. Gaskell Life C. Brontë (1857) II. x. 236 Rachel's acting..enchained me with interest, and thrilled me with horror.

1863 J. H. Burton Book-hunter (ed. 2) 48 In a noble library the visitor is enchained to reverence and courtesy by the genius of the place.

†c. intransitive for reflexive. To become closely united. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > be or become joined together [verb (intransitive)] > be or become closely, intimately, or permanently joined

enchainc1400

solder1470

marry1568

knit1617

weld1802

shell1942

c1400 Test. Love (1560) ii. 285/2 Dignitie with honour, and reverence, causen harts to encheinen.

†3. To link together as in a chain. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > connect [verb (transitive)] > link together

link?a1412

enlink1560

in link1581

interchain1600

concatenate1622

interlink1622

enchain1642

necklace1702

leash1854

to link up1897

1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell v. 73 One contracts and enchaines his words.

1768 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 422 The parts of the argument are so enchained with one another that, etc.

Derivatives

enˈchained adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [adjective] > bound, fettered, or shackled > chained

enchained1654

chained1816

1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. 297 He..filled not, as his Father, the prisons with enchained Citizens.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	enchain
释义	enchainv. Brit. /ᵻnˈtʃeɪn/, /ɛnˈtʃeɪn/, U.S. /ᵻnˈtʃeɪn/, /ɛnˈtʃeɪn/ Forms: Middle English encheinen, Middle English–1600s enchayn, 1600s encheine, 1500s–1700s inchain, 1600s inchayn, 1500s– enchain. Etymology: < Old French enchaine-r, < en- (see en- prefix¹) + chaine chain n. 1. a. transitive. To put in or bind with chains; to chain up, fetter. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > bind, fetter, or shackle [verb (transitive)] > chain chainc1440 enchaina1492 incatenate1839 a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xxx. f. xxvi^v/2 Some men broughte to hym a chylde enchayned. 1621 Knolles's Gen. Hist. Turkes (ed. 3) 1331 Putting into their [sc. Christian slaves'] places the Turkes which had inchained them. 1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour IV. 73 The statue of Lewis XIV..with four slaves enchained, denotes his victories. †b. To surround or hem in as with a chain. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclose [verb (transitive)] > as with a chain enchain1581 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline ii. 129 The Turke..doth inchaine and fortifie the Campe. 2. figurative. a. To ‘fetter’, restrain; to impede the free or natural action of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > by entangling or binding shrenchc897 beswapec980 taglea1340 tanglea1340 gyve1377 encumber138. engleimc1400 wrapc1412 involvec1440 fetter1526 mesh1532 crawl1548 felter1567 to tie up1570 in trick1572 ensnarl1593 entrammel1598 engage1603 casta1605 imbrier1605 weave1620 immaze1631 trammel1727 enchain1751 entangle1790 enmesh1822 in mesh1875 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 159. ⁋5 Bashfulness..may flush the cheek..and enchain the tongue. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. vii. 553 He was never enchained by rules. 1850 G. Mazzini Royalty & Republicanism in Italy 187 Do not enchain one of its [the intellect's] faculties. b. To hold fast, rivet (the attention); to bind, attach (the emotions) closely to an object. Hence with personal object. See enchaining adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > engage the attention [verb (transitive)] > hold attention, absorb swallowc1330 deepc1380 dare1547 suspend1561 preoccupy1567 devour1568 to swallow up1581 enwrap1589 invest1601 steep1603 to take up1603 spell1646 possess1653 enchain1658 engross1661 absorb1749 fix1752 rivet1762 fascinate1782 spell-bind1808 arrest1814 mesmerize1862 to turn on1903 get1913 consume1999 1658 T. Wall God's Revenge 17 Great affection..believes a possibility of that to the liking of which it is enchained. 1844 A. B. Welby Poems (1867) 46 Thy song enchained a thousand hearts. 1851 C. Brontë Let. in E. C. Gaskell Life C. Brontë (1857) II. x. 236 Rachel's acting..enchained me with interest, and thrilled me with horror. 1863 J. H. Burton Book-hunter (ed. 2) 48 In a noble library the visitor is enchained to reverence and courtesy by the genius of the place. †c. intransitive for reflexive. To become closely united. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > be or become joined together [verb (intransitive)] > be or become closely, intimately, or permanently joined enchainc1400 solder1470 marry1568 knit1617 weld1802 shell1942 c1400 Test. Love (1560) ii. 285/2 Dignitie with honour, and reverence, causen harts to encheinen. †3. To link together as in a chain. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > fact or action of being connected or connecting > connect [verb (transitive)] > link together link?a1412 enlink1560 in link1581 interchain1600 concatenate1622 interlink1622 enchain1642 necklace1702 leash1854 to link up1897 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell v. 73 One contracts and enchaines his words. 1768 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 422 The parts of the argument are so enchained with one another that, etc. Derivatives enˈchained adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [adjective] > bound, fettered, or shackled > chained enchained1654 chained1816 1654 R. Codrington tr. Justinus Hist. 297 He..filled not, as his Father, the prisons with enchained Citizens. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1400
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