Antonyms for enchain

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-cheyn

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtʃeɪn

Definition of enchain

As in bind : verb fasten, secure
As in enslave : verb make someone a servant
As in entangle : verb involve, mix up

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for enchain

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