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enchain
(redirected from enchainments)

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en·chain  (n-chn)
tr.v. en·chained, en·chain·ing, en·chains
To bind with or as if with chains.

en·chainment n.

enchain [ɪnˈtʃeɪn]
vb (tr)
1. to bind with chains
2. to hold fast or captivate (the attention, etc.)
enchainment  n
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Verb1.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


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filled the stage with exuberant dancers in bright variations and enchainments, through a wide range of ballet movement to the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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