enslave
verb/ɪnˈsleɪv/
Frequency rank: #15,264 most common English word
Meaning
to make someone a slave; to take away a person's freedom and force them to obey.
Example sentence
The conquerors sought to enslave the local population and force them to work in the mines.
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