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enshackle

enshackle verb: to put (a person or animal) in shackles; to shackle.

Verb

enshackle (third-person singular simple present enshackles, present participle enshackling, simple past and past participle enshackled)

  1. (transitive) To put (a person or animal) in shackles; to shackle.

Forms of enshackle

third-person singular presentenshackles
present participleenshackling
past participleenshackled
pastenshackled

Origin of enshackle

From en- + shackle (noun).

Words that rhyme with enshackle

Questions about enshackle

What does enshackle mean?
Enshackle means to put (a person or animal) in shackles; to shackle.
What part of speech is enshackle?
Enshackle is a verb.
What is the past tense of enshackle?
The past tense of enshackle is enshackled.

Words near enshackle in the dictionary

  1. ensewed
  2. ensewing
  3. ensews
  4. Ensey
  5. Enseys
  6. enshackle
  7. enshaded
  8. enshadow
  9. enshadowed
  10. enshadowing
  11. enshadows

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