ENSLAVES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

enslaves

verb

present tense third-person singular of enslave

as in reduces

to take control of and assert authority over

—usually used as (be) enslaved Her ancestors were enslaved during the war.

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Recent Examples of enslaves The fictitious play would suffer the kind of malchance that builds momentum, gains form, enslaves a story to its premise. — Lauren Rothery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 This is how Gladys enslaves Alex—no magic, just fear. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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This merger leaves fewer studios competing for scripts and talent, gives one company greater power to dictate terms to distributors, and reduces streaming choices.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
The order also tells state natural resources agencies to fast-track permitting for work that reduces flood and landslide risk.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of reduces

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And that’s a lot of energy to shed as a vehicle comes blaring back into Earth’s thick atmosphere, a process that typically annihilates objects returning from space unless they are precisely designed to survive the trip.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Matter is so dominant in our universe that any antimatter typically encounters matter quickly and annihilates.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026

Definition of annihilates

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Its founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, established a religious dictatorship that subjugates the Iranian people under sharia law, while zealously exporting its dogma by force.

— Elan Journo, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Roberts performs as Yale philosophy Professor Alma, the self-righteousness that dazzles in her eyes subjugates Edebiri as Maggie, her self-effacing star pupil.

— Malik Peay, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025

Definition of subjugates

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Bertha whips Bridget for inspiring uncomfortable feelings in her.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Instead of floating crosses in, Saka either whips his deliveries low near the six-yard box or works a slightly more central position to cut the ball back with a firmer connection.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of whips

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Detailed in the script, Carrie crushes the spewing water pipes with her mind, but the folks manning the on-and-off switches aren’t yet in sync.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 crashes off the runway and crushes a vehicle west of Miami International Airport in Miami onSept.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

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