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Webster 1913 Edition


Enchain

En-chain′

,
Verb.
T.
[F.
enchaîner
; pref.
en-
(L.
in
)
chaîne
chain. See
Chain
, and cf.
Incatenation
.]
1.
To bind with a chain; to hold in chains.
2.
To hold fast; to confine;
as, to
enchain
attention
.
3.
To link together; to connect.
Howell.

Webster 1828 Edition


Enchain

ENCHA'IN

, v.t.
1.
To fasten with a chain; to bind or hold in chains; to hold in bondage.
2.
To hold fast; to restrain; to confine.
3.
To link together; to connect.

Definition 2024


enchain

enchain

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enchain (third-person singular simple present enchains, present participle enchaining, simple past and past participle enchained)

  1. to restrain with, or as if with, chains

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