en
slave
Third Person
enslaves
Present Participle
enslaving
Past Tense
enslaved
Past Participle
enslaved
1
to force someone into a condition of forced labor or work
transitive
- Historical societies sometimes enslaved individuals captured in battle.
- The conquerors sought to enslave the local population to work on plantations.
- Human trafficking is a grave crime that involves enslaving individuals for various purposes.
- The dictator's regime was notorious for its efforts to enslave dissenting citizens.
- The abolitionist movement aimed to end the institution of enslaving fellow human beings.