enslave
to make a slave of; hold (someone) in slavery or bondage: Spartacus was enslaved by the Romans, fought as a gladiator, and later led an insurrection in 73 B.C.
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Other words from enslave
- en·slave·ment, noun
- en·slav·er, noun
- re·en·slave, verb (used with object), re·en·slaved, re·en·slav·ing.
- re·en·slave·ment, noun
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How to use enslave in a sentence
During the 246 years of enslavement, it was illegal to teach enslaved people to read.
My great-grandmother Ida B. Wells left a legacy of activism in education. We need that now. | Michelle Duster | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostJohns Hopkins University in Baltimore became one of the latest to address the issue last year when it revealed that its namesake benefactor had enslaved people.
Va. House votes to force public colleges to reckon with ties to slavery, create scholarships or other programs | Nick Anderson | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostOn Christmas Day, 1831, the Baptist deacon Samuel Sharpe organized a strike on the Jamaica sugar plantation where he was enslaved.
The Long Song Is a Brilliant Tale of Slavery’s End in Jamaica, Frustratingly Told | Judy Berman | January 29, 2021 | TimeA young enslaved man with special powers escapes from a Virginia plantation.
She said the nonprofit is indebted to its volunteers, who have mapped Baltimore’s trade of enslaved people and helped honor the city’s LGBTQ community, among other initiatives.
Amateur Baltimore historian unearths new passion for archaeology | Angela Roberts | January 21, 2021 | Washington Post
I would enslave them even more and liberate men so they would start behaving like men again.
What Joan Rivers Said She Would Do If She Were Dictator of America | Asawin Suebsaeng | September 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd of course, the effect of these measures was to re-enslave African Americans in everything but name.
Once you enslave a computer to do what you want, you disable it for real love.
It is a vast conspiracy that is working tirelessly to build a Matriarchy to enslave men.
We want to connect the world to their creator through the book of Allah and UNO want to enslave the world to few evil creatures.
In the first place, I am an Anarchist: I do not believe in man-made law, designed to enslave and oppress humanity.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanUnprincipled men, alike in Church and State, made use of their position and power to gain their own ends and enslave the people.
Hunted and Harried | R.M. BallantyneSuch are the artifices which the ministers of religion every where employ to enslave the earth and to retain it under the yoke.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachAmong the more powerful enemies of della Rocca was Andrea Gambacorti, whose family was soon to enslave the city.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonWe need connection with other minds to excite our own, not to enslave them.
Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel | Frank G. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for enslave
/ (ɪnˈsleɪv) /
(tr) to make a slave of; reduce to slavery; subjugate
Derived forms of enslave
- enslavement, noun
- enslaver, noun
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