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asservire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • enslave verb To force someone into slavery or a condition of total control, stripping them of freedom.
  • shackle verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.

Senses

asservire is used for these senses in English:

  • enslave (transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.
  • shackle To inhibit or restrain the ability, action, activity, or progress of (someone or something); to render (someone or something) incapable or ineffectual.

shackle — full definition

  1. verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
  2. verb To restrict or hold back someone's freedom or progress.

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