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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fet•ter /ˈfɛtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- Usually, fetters. [plural] anything that confines or restrains:Education is supposed to remove fetters from the mind.
v. [~ + object] - to put fetters upon:The pirates fettered their slaves.
- to confine;
restrain;
restrict:fettered by a lack of self-confidence.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fet•ter (fet′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- Usually, fetters. anything that confines or restrains:Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination.
v.t. - to put fetters upon.
- to confine;
restrain.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English feter; cognate with Old High German fezzera, Old Norse fjǫturr; akin to foot
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