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enslave

/ɪnˈsleɪv/verb

उच्चारण इन्स्लेव

ग़ुलाम बनाना, दास बनाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb/sth

    to make somebody a slave; to make somebody completely depend on something so that they cannot manage without it

    ग़ुलाम बनाना, दास बनाना

    • Do not let your phone enslave you.

    Synonyms subjugate oppress dominate subdue shackle

    Opposite free liberate emancipate release

◇Word family
enslavement noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

subjugate oppress dominate subdue shackle

Antonyms

free liberate emancipate release

AaSpelling

en·slave

?Which word?

Keep the control words together: enslave, subjugate (bring under control by force), oppress, shackle (restrict freedom), dominate.

नियंत्रण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: enslave, subjugate (बल से अधीन करना), oppress, shackle (स्वतंत्रता सीमित करना), dominate।

§Grammar and usage

Keep the en- (make) verbs: enslave, enable, enrich, enlarge, endanger, enrage, ensure.

En- (बनाना) verbs याद रखिए: enslave, enable, enrich, enlarge, endanger, enrage, ensure।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

The Slavery Abolition Act (1833) ended slavery in most of the British Empire; Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1863) declared slaves free in the USA.

Slavery Abolition Act (1833) ने अधिकांश ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य में दासता समाप्त की; Abraham Lincoln की Emancipation Proclamation (1863) ने अमेरिका में दासों को स्वतंत्र घोषित किया।