enchain

en·chain  (n-chn)

tr.v. en·chained, en·chain·ing, en·chains

To bind with or as if with chains.

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en·chainment n.

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enchain [ɪnˈtʃeɪn]

vb (tr)

1. to bind with chains

2. to hold fast or captivate (the attention, etc.)

enchainment  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

enchain - restrain or bind with chains restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

Translations

enchain [ɪnˈtʃeɪn] VT (frm) → encadenar

enchain

vt (lit) → in Ketten legen; to be enchained (fig) → gefangen sein