Meaning of "enslave" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF ENSLAVE

enslave  [ɪnˈsleɪv]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENSLAVE

Enslave is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb enslave in English.

WHAT DOES ENSLAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of enslave in the English dictionary

The definition of enslave in the dictionary is to make a slave of; reduce to slavery; subjugate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENSLAVE

PRESENT

Present

I enslave

you enslave

he/she/it enslaves

we enslave

you enslave

they enslave

Present continuous

I am enslaving

you are enslaving

he/she/it is enslaving

we are enslaving

you are enslaving

they are enslaving

Present perfect

I have enslaved

you have enslaved

he/she/it has enslaved

we have enslaved

you have enslaved

they have enslaved

Present perfect continuous

I have been enslaving

you have been enslaving

he/she/it has been enslaving

we have been enslaving

you have been enslaving

they have been enslaving

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I enslaved

you enslaved

he/she/it enslaved

we enslaved

you enslaved

they enslaved

Past continuous

I was enslaving

you were enslaving

he/she/it was enslaving

we were enslaving

you were enslaving

they were enslaving

Past perfect

I had enslaved

you had enslaved

he/she/it had enslaved

we had enslaved

you had enslaved

they had enslaved

Past perfect continuous

I had been enslaving

you had been enslaving

he/she/it had been enslaving

we had been enslaving

you had been enslaving

they had been enslaving

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will enslave

you will enslave

he/she/it will enslave

we will enslave

you will enslave

they will enslave

Future continuous

I will be enslaving

you will be enslaving

he/she/it will be enslaving

we will be enslaving

you will be enslaving

they will be enslaving

Future perfect

I will have enslaved

you will have enslaved

he/she/it will have enslaved

we will have enslaved

you will have enslaved

they will have enslaved

Future perfect continuous

I will have been enslaving

you will have been enslaving

he/she/it will have been enslaving

we will have been enslaving

you will have been enslaving

they will have been enslaving

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would enslave

you would enslave

he/she/it would enslave

we would enslave

you would enslave

they would enslave

Conditional continuous

I would be enslaving

you would be enslaving

he/she/it would be enslaving

we would be enslaving

you would be enslaving

they would be enslaving

Conditional perfect

I would have enslave

you would have enslave

he/she/it would have enslave

we would have enslave

you would have enslave

they would have enslave

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been enslaving

you would have been enslaving

he/she/it would have been enslaving

we would have been enslaving

you would have been enslaving

they would have been enslaving

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you enslave
we let´s enslave
you enslave

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to enslave

Past participle

enslaved

Present Participle

enslaving

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ENSLAVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «enslave» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of enslave

bind · dominate · enchain · enthral · subjugate · suppress · trap · tyrannize · yoke

TRANSLATION OF ENSLAVE

Find out the translation of enslave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of enslave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enslave» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 奴役
• Translator English - Spanish: esclavizar
• English: enslave
• Translator English - Hindi: वश में रखना
• Translator English - Arabic: استعباد
• Translator English - Russian: поработить
• Translator English - Portuguese: escravizar
• Translator English - Bengali: ক্রীতদাস করা
• Translator English - French: asservir
• Translator English - Malay: Berhibur
• Translator English - German: versklaven
• Translator English - Japanese: 奴隷にする
• Translator English - Korean: 노예
• Translator English - Javanese: Irit
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làm thành
• Translator English - Tamil: அடிமைப்படுத்துவதற்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: गुलामगिरीतून मुक्त करणे
• Translator English - Turkish: esir etmek
• Translator English - Italian: asservire
• Translator English - Polish: zniewolić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: поневолити
• Translator English - Romanian: înrobi
• Translator English - Greek: υποδουλώσουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: verslaaf
• Translator English - Swedish: enslave
• Translator English - Norwegian: slavebinde

10 QUOTES WITH «ENSLAVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enslave.

1

Angela Bassett

This is a career about images. It's celluloid; they last for ever. I'm a black woman from America. My people were slaves in America, and even though we're free on paper and in law, I'm not going to allow you to enslave me on film, in celluloid, for all to see.

2

Anita Borg

If we want technology to serve society rather than enslave it, we have to build systems accessible to all people - be they male or female, young, old, disabled, computer wizards or technophobes.

3

Angela Carter

Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us.

4

William Lloyd Garrison

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril.

5

Angelina Grimke

I appeal to you, my friends, as mothers: are you willing to enslave your children? You stare back with horror and indignation at such questions. But why, if slavery is not wrong to those upon whom it is imposed?

6

Samuel Hopkins

God saw fit, for wise reasons to allow the people of Israel thus to make and possess slaves; but is this any license to us to enslave any of our fellow-men, to kill any of our fellow-men whom we please and are able to destroy, and take possession of their estates?

7

William Ralph Inge

To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy.

8

Robert Green Ingersoll

I will not attack your doctrines nor your creeds if they accord liberty to me. If they hold thought to be dangerous - if they aver that doubt is a crime, then I attack them one and all, because they enslave the minds of men.

9

Cormac McCarthy

The notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are the first ones to give up their souls, their freedom. Your desire that it be that way will enslave you and make your life vacuous.

10

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

The freer that women become, the freer men will be. Because when you enslave someone, you are enslaved.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENSLAVE»

Discover the use of enslave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enslave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Enslave Me Sweetly

Eden Black walks among humans, protecting them from the murderous evil of other-worlders who abduct and enslave.

Gena Showalter, 2006

Enslave: Beauty Tames the Beast

A desperate beauty enslaved .

Cathy Yardley, 2009

Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others

Less Than Human is a chilling indictment of our nature, and is as timely as it is relevant.

David Livingstone Smith, 2011

...But you can't enslave my thinking...: A Novel of African ...

"Jaye Swift has sold over 40,000 CDs on the streets by himself. His music is the epitome of hip hop, and his name has been recognized by some of the greatest in music.

Jaye Swift, 2010

Enslave: V.E.T Vampire Romance Series Book 4

USA Today Best-selling paranormal romance author Felicity Heaton presents Enslave (V.E.T Vampire Romance Series Book 4) His determination to succeed in business has left no room in his life for love.

Felicity Heaton, 2014

Gena Showalter - The Alien Huntress Series: Enslave Me ...

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Gena Showalter, 2011

Drugs That Enslave: The Opium, Morphine, Chloral and ...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.

Harry Hubbell Kane, 2011

But You Can't Enslave My Thinking... ...But You Can't ...

"Jaye Swift has sold over 40,000 CDs on the streets by himself. His music is the epitome of hip hop, and his name has been recognized by some of the greatest in music.

Jaye Swift, 2010

The Terms of Labor: Slavery, Serfdom, and Free Labor

This is the basis of the problem discussed by David Eltis, who describes the beliefs which meant that Europeans would no longer enslave other Europeans, but would, in the settlement of the Americas, be quite willing and able to purchase and ...

Edited by Stanley L. Engerman

Ethics in Criminal Justice: In Search of the Truth

If A. can prove, however conclusively, that he may, of right, enslave B., why may not B. snatch the same argument, and prove equally, that he may enslave A.?— You say A. is white and B. is black. It is color, then; the lighter, having the right to ...

Sam S. Souryal, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENSLAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enslave is used in the context of the following news items.

His heroic refusal to be cowed by the EU should be an example to …

... superior to those of Greece; and to be reduced by the EU to an even more abject state of debt-laden poverty that will enslave them for years. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»

The call to rescind the Doctrine of Discovery

Essentially, it permits Europeans to take the land and enslave the people of Asia, Africa and the Americas. It was incorporated into U.S. law in ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»

The Anger of the Legions

Esclavier subscribes to a heroic dialectic: “We centurions are the last defenders of man's innocence against all those who want to enslave it in ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Greed and my iPhone

This is generally how it goes: A group will take over a mine and enslave the local population in order to extract coltan. Then, through black ... «Daily Californian, Jul 15»

Quitting my job at 21 to travel the world

I didn't want to waste my 20s anymore, nor did I want to settle and enslave myself to a corporation just to fit into society's concept of security. «Rappler, Jul 15»

It's time to rename Negro Bill Canyon

Because many people view it as a symbol of a society that was willing to sacrifice 750,000 lives so that they could maintain their right to enslave ... «Moab Sun News, Jul 15»

Explore a distant alien planet in Exiles, free version now available

The evil government tries to bring in a lethal virus to enslave the people and anyone trying to rule the planet. You're goal is to become one of ... «Android Community, Jul 15»

Letter: Gentry Nalley, Ashburn

How can the leaders of Loudoun County honor men who where racists and were fighting to enslave millions of people? I would suggest that the ... «Leesburg Today, Jul 15»

Thomas Sowell: A legacy of race cliche

But their rejection of slavery as a fate for themselves in no way meant that they were unwilling to enslave others. It was just not an issue — until ... «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»

THE CONFEDERATE FLAG NEEDS TO BE RAISED, NOT LOWERED

But what he did do was enslave free men. His so-called Emancipation Proclamation had NO AUTHORITY in the southern states, as they had ... «NewsWithViews.com, Jul 15»