enchain
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.en·chain
transitive verb \in-ˈchān\Definition of ENCHAIN
: to bind or hold with or as if with chains
— en·chain·ment \-mənt\ noun
Examples of ENCHAIN
- <children who were enchained by an overprotective mother>
Origin of ENCHAIN
Middle English encheynen, from Anglo-French enchaener, from en- + chaene chain
First Known Use: 14th century
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