verb
Meaning 1
To restrain with, or as if with, chains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To restrain with, or as if with, chains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
To link together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
restrain or bind with chains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: restrain, confine, hold
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English chain English enchain From en- + chain.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.