verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make a slave of; enslave. transitive
2. 2
   To address as a slave; call (someone) "slave". transitive
3. 3
   To fill with slaves; pollute with slavery or slavedom. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

enslaveenslave

Etymology

From be- + slave.

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