enslave

verb/ɪnˈsleɪv/

Frequency rank: #15,264 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to make someone a slave; to take away a person's freedom and force them to obey.

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Example sentence

The conquerors sought to enslave the local population and force them to work in the mines.

Synonyms & related words

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