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Synonyms for enchain
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : en-cheyn |
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtʃeɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for enchain Other synonyms for the word enchain
- adhere
- bandage
- bewilder
- bind
- border
- burden
- capture
- catch
- chain
- check
- cinch
- circumscribe
- clamp
- clog
- come on
- compel
- compromise
- confine
- constrict
- corner
- disfranchise
- dishevel
- dominate
- duke in
- edge
- embrangle
- embroil
- encase
- enchain
- enclose
- enfetter
- enmesh
- ensnare
- enthrall
- entrap
- fetter
- finish
- fix
- fold
- furl
- get hooks into
- glue
- hamper
- handcuff
- hem
- hitch
- hitch on
- hobble
- hold
- hook
- hook on
- hook up
- immure
- impede
- implicate
- imprison
- incarcerate
- indenture
- intertangle
- intertwine
- interweave
- jail
- jumble
- keep under thumb
- knot
- lace
- lap
- lash
- lead on
- leash
- manacle
- mat
- moor
- muddle
- muzzle
- oppress
- paste
- peg down
- perplex
- pin
- pin down
- pinion
- put in irons
- put together
- puzzle
- ravel
- reduce
- restrain
- restrict
- rope
- rope in
- secure
- set up
- shackle
- shut in
- snag
- snare
- snarl
- stick
- strap
- subdue
- subject
- subjugate
- suppress
- swathe
- swindle
- tack on
- tangle
- tether
- tie
- tie up
- trammel
- trap
- trim
- truss
- twist
- unite
- unsettle
- wrap
- yoke
Définition of enchain
- As in bind : verb fasten, secure
- As in enslave : verb make someone a servant
- As in entangle : verb involve, mix up
- Utter weakness gripped his body; but more than this seemed to enchain him.
- Extract from : « Cursed » by George Allan England
- There still are comforts and pleasures in God's world, but they do not enchain.
- Extract from : « Judges and Ruth » by Robert A. Watson
- Her life should be one long vigilant device to enchain his being.
- Extract from : « Henrietta Temple » by Benjamin Disraeli
- He knew himself to be grave and quiet; there was nothing about him to enchain her to him.
- Extract from : « Vera Nevill » by Mrs. H. Lovett Cameron
- A sensation of absolute rest and total indifference seemed to enchain all his faculties.
- Extract from : « Twice Bought » by R.M. Ballantyne
- But the Eskimo was much too experienced a hunter and warrior to allow the drowsy god to enchain him long.
- Extract from : « The Walrus Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne
- It is the desire of my soul that in the future you may enjoy happier days than those which now enchain you to a fatal union.'
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi » by Count Carlo Gozzi
- Chemyaka, thus constrained to set the body of his captive free, wished to enchain his soul by the most solemn oaths.
- Extract from : « The Empire of Russia » by John S. C. Abbott
- But even his great achievements could not enchain the heart of the capricious empress.
- Extract from : « Women of Early Christianity » by Alfred Brittain
- Letters can enchain hearts; it was by letters that these two found themselves imperceptibly betrothed.
- Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
Antonyms for enchain
- aid
- allow
- assist
- center
- clarify
- clear up
- detach
- disconnect
- disentangle
- disjoin
- emancipate
- enlighten
- exclude
- expand
- explain
- explicate
- forget
- free
- help
- lay bare
- let
- let go
- liberate
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- open
- order
- organize
- permit
- release
- remove
- separate
- set free
- stop
- succeed
- support
- unbind
- uncomplicate
- uncover
- unfasten
- unhitch
- unlace
- unlock
- untangle
- untie
- untwist
- unwrap
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