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单词 enslaving
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enslave

verb

en·​slave in-ˈslāv How to pronounce enslave (audio)
en-
enslaved; enslaving; enslaves

transitive verb

: to reduce to or as if to slavery : subjugate
enslavement
in-ˈslāv-mənt How to pronounce enslave (audio)
en-
noun
enslaver noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For many years, prosecutions based on alleged violations of the 13th Amendment — passed in 1865 to outlaw slavery and involuntary servitude — focused on peonage cases, the use of financial debt as a loophole to enslave workers. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022 That evil is white European colonialism, which has come to the shores of Africa in the 1800s to enslave the Dahomey Kingdom. Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 July 2022 Another angle is that the AI wishes to enslave humans, see my discussion at the link here. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 July 2022 Another version is that the federal government was complicit in allowing Texas plantation owners to continue to enslave people to receive the taxes yielded from more cotton harvests. Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2022 According to one of the other girls, Leah declined to renounce her Christian faith and this is the reason Boko Haram continues to enslave her. Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 16 May 2022 And so long as men die, liberty will never perish… Don’t give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you, enslave you, who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel! Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2022 Zelensky has described the Russian invasion as a means to enslave the Ukrainian people. Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 McKell shared several emails with The Tribune that accused lawmakers of being ignorant or willfully complicit with a plan to enslave Utah. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

enslave

verb

en·​slave in-ˈslāv How to pronounce enslave (audio)
enslaved; enslaving
: to make a slave of

enslaving

verb

present participle of enslave
as in reducing
to take control of and assert authority over
usually used as (be) enslaved
Her ancestors were enslaved during the war.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • reducing
  • annihilating
  • defeating
  • subjugating
  • overcoming
  • crushing
  • licking
  • smashing
  • whipping
  • clobbering
  • routing
  • subduing
  • subordinating
  • trouncing
  • subjecting
  • thrashing
  • dominating
  • conquering
  • vanquishing
  • beating
  • pacifying
  • walloping
  • overpowering
  • drubbing
  • mowing (down)
  • triumphing (over)
  • prevailing (over)
  • suppressing
  • repressing
  • skunking
  • silencing
  • squashing
  • quashing
  • smothering
  • quelling
  • squelching
  • putting down
  • breaking
  • cracking down (on)
  • clamping down (on)
  • snuffing (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • freeing
  • emancipating
  • liberating
  • discharging
  • releasing
  • enfranchising
  • springing
  • manumitting
  • unchaining
  • unfettering
  • unbinding
  • uncaging
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