enslave

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, jemanden zu einem Sklaven zu machen oder jemandem die Freiheit zu nehmen und ihn gegen seinen Willen zur Arbeit zu zwingen.

A verb used to indicate the act of making someone a slave, or of depriving someone of freedom and forcing them to work against their will.

1. B2formal

   To make someone a slave; to deprive someone of freedom and force them to work.

   Versklaven

   • The invaders enslaved the local population.
   • History books describe how empires enslaved millions of people.
   • They were enslaved and forced to work in harsh conditions.

   Synonymechaindominateenchainshacklesubjugatethrallyoke

   Antonymeemancipatefreeliberatemanumitrelease

2. Dominate or control completelyC1formal

   To dominate or control someone or something completely, often in a metaphorical sense.

   Versklaven

   • Addiction can enslave a person's mind and body.
   • The dictator's regime enslaved the entire nation through fear.
   • She felt enslaved by her own responsibilities and obligations.

   Synonymecontroldominateenchainoppressshacklesubduesubjectsubjugatetyrannizeyoke

   Antonymeemancipatefreeliberate