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enchain
[en-cheyn]
verb (used with object)
to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain.
to be enchained by ignorance and superstition.
to hold fast, as the attention.
enchain
/ ɪˈʃɪ /
verb
to bind with chains
to hold fast or captivate (the attention, etc)
Other 51Թ Forms
- enchainment noun
- ˈԳԳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Yet it’s an alarming way to express one’s intent for a woman who is already effectively enchained.
In one of Unferth’s omniscient, sweeping surveys of the industry’s technologically souped-up mechanics, its dystopia of automation, she pinpoints the irony of nature enchained:
Eight days later, a poorly shot hostage video aired by the Colombian channel RCN showed three distraught, enchained men pleading for their lives.
At every approach of horseman, cart, or carriage, I turned fearfully, certain I should see some minister of injustice come to enchain us.
When the lion Leo feels enchained, the universe intervenes.
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