Definition
To bind or confine with chains; to restrict the freedom or movement of someone or something.
Etymology
From Old French en- (to cause to be) + chain (from Latin catena). The word has been in English since the 14th century, literally meaning to put chains on, but often used metaphorically for any kind of restriction.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare and poets loved this word because it works both literally (actual chains) and metaphorically (love enchains the heart, duty enchains the soul)—it's why older English is so poetic, with verbs that could do double duty in a thousand ways.
Translations
BNবাংলা
যুক্ত করা
jukto korā
CACatalà
enllaçar
ɛn-ʎa-sɑr
DADansk
forbinde
for-bin-də
DEDeutsch
verketten
fɛɐ̯ˈkɛtn̩
ELΕλληνικά
συνδέω
sin-dɛ-o
ESEspañol
encadenar
ɛn-ka-de-nar
FISuomi
yhdistää
yht-i-stää
FRFrançais
enchaîner
ɑ̃-ʃɛ̃-ne
GUGU
સાંકળવું
saankal-vuun
HUMagyar
összekötni
öss-zɛ-köt-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjalin
men-ja-lin
ITItaliano
incatenare
intʃa-na-re
MSBahasa Melayu
ikatkan
i-kat-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်သွယ်
sɛt-thwɛ
NLNederlands
verbinden
vɛr-bən-də
NONorsk
forbinde
for-bin-də
PTPortuguês
encadear
ɛ̃-kɐdɛ-ɐʁ
RUРусский
цементировать
t͡sɛmɛntīrovat'
SVSvenska
förbinda
för-bin-da
SWKiswahili
kuunganisha
koo-gan-i-sha
TEతెలుగు
సంధించు
san-dhi-nchu
THไทย
เชื่อมโยง
chiew-mo-yong
TLTL
mag-uugnay
ma-gū-gnay
TRTürkçe
zincirlemek
zin-çir-le-mek
UKУкраїнська
зв'язати
zv'yazaty
VITiếng Việt
ghép nối
ghep noi