单词 | re-enchain |
释义 | re-enchainv. transitive. To put in chains again. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Renchainer, to reinchaine, to chain, or bind in chaines, againe. 1719 Free-thinker No. 90. 2 He becomes an easy Captive to the first Person, who shall endeavour to re-inchain him. 1837 R. Wilson Pleasures of Piety iv. 93 Ham's haughty King collects his armed hosts To re~enchain the ransomed of the Lord. 1889 J. Hill Thought & Thrift 262 They deliberately propose to..re-enchain commerce. 1915 Melting Pot Aug. 7/1 But the priesthood and the masters they were ever full of guile, And they re-enchained the workers with a promise and a smile. 1966 E. Conrad Invention of Negro 13 The African was captured and re-enchained and Selgrave, through an interpreter, told him that he would die in an hour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1611 |
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