Enchain
[in'tʃein]
Definition
(v. t.) To bind with a chain; to hold in chains.
(v. t.) To hold fast; to confine; as, to enchain attention.
(v. t.) To link together; to connect.
Typed by Laverne
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Bind, shackle, manacle, enslave, hold in chains, hold in bondage.[2]. Hold, rivet, fix, hold fast.
Typed by Julie
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Bind, fetter, manacle, enslave
ANT:Loose, liberate, extricate, disenthrall, manumit
Checker: Nona
Definition
v.t. to put in chains: to hold fast: to link together.—n. Enchain′ment
Typist: Merritt
Examples
- England is in her shroud,--we may not enchain ourselves to a corpse. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This was the state of things, this the combination of circumstances, at once to attract and enchain, to subdue and excite Dr. John. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Again descending, it brought up another loop, enchained it with the one last made, making a chain stitch, consisting of a series of loops on the upper side. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Proceed, said Madame; but my hand was fettered, my ear enchained, my thoughts were carried off captive. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I saw the brow of Idris clouded; I again felt, that we were enchained to the car of fate, over whose coursers we had no control. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- His graceful elocution enchained the senses of his hearers. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Maggie