enfetter

verb

in-ˈfe-tər How to pronounce enfetter (audio)
Definition of enfetternext
as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement

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  1. bind
  2. tie
  3. hamper
  4. chain
Verb
  • More than a few people – even those bound to tradition – have conceded that a calendar reconfiguration wouldn’t be a bad idea, such as pushing the Preakness back to June and the Belmont to July.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The rooms With 306 rooms, ranging from intimate studios to spacious four-bedroom villas, you’re bound to find a setup that comfortably fits your group size.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of bind
Verb
  • The Brewers tied it 1-1 in the fourth on a home run to center by Bauers, who now has 20 in a season for the first time in his career.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Stewart's two-run single off Wilber Dotel (1-4) in the eighth tied the score 7-7.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of tie
Verb
  • Powerful winds continued to whip up the flames and hamper aerial operations.
    — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Islamabad — Rescuers searching for 10 climbers missing after an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak located four bodies Friday and were continuing to search for the others despite adverse weather that hampered helicopter flights, officials said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of hamper
Verb
  • These can be chained to separate authentication bypasses and privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI said the models discovered multiple novel vulnerabilities in software from both companies, then chained together working exploits, successfully gaining them access to the answer key to the test they were given.
    — Garrison Lovely, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of chain
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“Enfetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfetter. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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