enslaveverb [ T often passive ]
uk/ɪnˈsleɪv/us/ɪnˈsleɪv/to force someone to remain in a bad situation :
Women in this region were enslaved by poverty.
to make a slave of someone:
The early settlers enslaved or killed much of the native population.
literary to control someone's actions, thoughts, emotions, or life completely:
We are increasingly enslaved by technology.
Guilt enslaved her.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- bag
- cage
- capture
- catch
- collar
- corner
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- grasp at sth
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
- snatch at sth
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Treating people or animals badly
Controlling and being in charge
enslavement
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˈsleɪv.mənt/us/ɪnˈsleɪv.mənt/