Enslaves

/ɪnˈsleɪvz/ verb

Definition

Forces someone into slavery or a state of servitude; removes someone's freedom and forces them to serve.

Etymology

From 'enslave,' formed with the prefix 'en-' + 'slave.' The verb form emerged in the 15th-16th centuries as European colonial expansion increased; the third-person singular present tense is marked by the '-s' suffix.

Kelly Says

The verb 'enslave' originally meant to literally reduce to legal bondage, but by the 17th century philosophers like Hobbes used it metaphorically to describe any condition that strips away human liberty and choice.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንሰሳ
in-sa-sa
ARالعربية
يعبّد
ya-ab-bad
BNবাংলা
দাস করে
daas kore
CACatalà
esclavitz
es-kla-vitz
CSČeština
otročí
o-tro-chee
DADansk
slave
slav
DEDeutsch
versklavt
fer-sklavt
ELΕλληνικά
δουλεύει
do-u-le-vi
ESEspañol
esclavizza
es-kla-vee-th-za
FAفارسی
برده می‌کند
bar-deh-koo-meed
FISuomi
orjuuttaa
or-juu-taa
FRFrançais
asservit
a-ser-veet
GUGU
દાસ બનાવે છે
daas banaave che
HAHA
yiyye
yi-ye
HEעברית
ע Enslaves
e-n-slav-es
HIहिन्दी
दास बनाता है
daas banaata hai
HUMagyar
rabszoláztat
rabszol-a-t-at
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyiksa
men-ee-ksa
IGIG
nwere
nwe-re
ITItaliano
schiavizza
skia-vee-tza
JA日本語
奴隷にする
nurei ni suru
KKKK
ертілді
er-ti-l-di
KMKM
ប្រើ
pr-eu
KO한국어
노예로 만든다
no-ye-ro man-deun-da
MRMR
दास बनवते
daas ban-vate
MSBahasa Melayu
menguasah
men-gua-sah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျူးလုပ်
kyoo-lu-puk
NLNederlands
verklaaft
ver-klaa-ft
NONorsk
slaver
slav-er
PAPA
ਗੁਲਾਮ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ
gu-laam ban-a-u-nda
PLPolski
uzurpuje
u-zur-pu-je
PTPortuguês
escraviza
es-kra-vee-za
RORomână
sclavește
skla-ve-ste
RUРусский
рабыничает
ra-by-ni-chet
SVSvenska
förlöser
for-lo-ser
SWKiswahili
atabia
a-ta-bee-a
TAதமிழ்
அடிமைப்படுத்துகிறது
a-di-mai-ya-pad-du-ki-ru
TEతెలుగు
బంధించు
ban-dhin-chu
THไทย
เป็นทาส
pen-taas
TLTL
nag-aalipin
nag-a-alip-in
TRTürkçe
köleleştirir
ko-le-les-tir
UKУкраїнська
обробляє
ob-ro-blya-ye
URاردو
غلام بناتا ہے
gha-lam banaata hai
VITiếng Việt
bắt làm nô lệ
bat lam no-le
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
奴役
nǔ yì
ZUZU
uthwala
oo-th-wa-la

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