enchain

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enchain - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Enchain \En*chain"\, v. t. [F. encha[^i]ner; pref. en- (L. in)
     cha[^i]ne chain. See Chain, and cf. Incatenation.]
     1. To bind with a chain; to hold in chains.
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     2. To hold fast; to confine; as, to enchain attention.
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     3. To link together; to connect. --Howell.
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enchain - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  enchain
      v 1: restrain or bind with chains