enchain

verb

in-ˈchān How to pronounce enchain (audio)
Definition of enchainnext
as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life

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  1. bind
  2. tie
  3. confine
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  • Hoping that Brendan would find it in his heart to spare her husband’s life, and knowing that the IRA was bound to discover his double-identity sooner rather than later, Kathleen confesses to Brendan.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • But viewers are bound to tune in all the same, as the show about a Montana ranch owner and his family has broken ratings records for years.
    Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of bind
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  • Boost’s fastest downloads, up to 1Gbps, come on phones such as Samsung’s Galaxy S24 that support four-channel carrier aggregation, in which the network ties multiple 5G channels together to maximize throughput.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Jokic tipped in his own miss with 49 seconds left to tie the game and set up for Denver’s fifth win that has come down to the last possession of regulation.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of tie
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  • The growth of these criminal networks fosters environments where violence against law enforcement and conservationists becomes commonplace … and crucially, this crisis is not confined to any one region.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The facility has been under near-constant lockdowns, leaving detainees confined to their cells for extended periods without access to visits, phone calls, showers, or recreation.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of confine
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“Enchain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchain. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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