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incatenate, v.|ɪnˈkætɪneɪt| [f. It. and med.L. incatenare to enchain, f. in- (in-2) + L. catēnāre to bind with chains, catēna chain. Cf. F. enchaîner.] trans. To put in chains; to enchain, to fetter.
1839Blackw. Mag. XLV. 689 He looks as embarrassed and incatenated, as a galley slave escaped from the bagne of Toulon. |