enslave

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de transformar alguém em escravo ou de privar alguém da liberdade, forçando-o a trabalhar contra a sua vontade.

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.

   Escravizar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoschaindominateenchainshacklesubjugatethrallyoke

   Antônimosemancipatefreeliberatemanumitrelease

2. Dominate or control completelyC1formal

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

   Escravizar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscontroldominateenchainoppressshacklesubduesubjectsubjugatetyrannizeyoke

   Antônimosemancipatefreeliberate