enchain

  • 11enchain — en·chain …

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  • 12enchain — en•chain [[t]ɛnˈtʃeɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to bind with or as if with chains; fetter: enchained by ignorance and superstition 2) to hold fast, as the attention • Etymology: 1350–1400; < OF en•chain′ment, n …

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  • 13enchain — /ɛnˈtʃeɪn/ (say en chayn), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to fasten with or as with a chain or chains; fetter; restrain. 2. to hold fast, as the attention. {Middle English encheinen, from Old French enchainer, from en en 1 + chaine chain}… …

  • 14enchain — v.tr. 1 chain up, fetter. 2 hold fast (the attention, emotions, etc.). Derivatives: enchainment n. Etymology: ME f. F enchaicircner ult. f. L catena chain …

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  • 15re-enchain — …

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  • 16Restraint — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Restraint >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 restraint restraint Sgm: N 1 hindrance hindrance &c. 706 Sgm: N 1 coercion coercion &c.(compulsion) 744 Sgm: N 1 cohibition cohibition constraint repression …

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  • 17Enfetter — En*fet ter, v. t. To bind in fetters; to enchain. Enfettered to her love. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18Fetter — Fet ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fettered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fettering}.] 1. To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind. [1913 Webster] My heels are fettered, but my fist is free. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 19Incatenation — In*cat e*na tion, n. [LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in in + catena chain. See {Enchain}.] The act of linking together; enchaining. [R.] Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Prison — Pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prisoning}.] 1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. [1913 Webster] The prisoned eagle dies for rage. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] His true …

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