enslaveverb/ɨʃkɾɐviˈzaɾ/mediumes·cra·vi·zarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo make someone a slave; to subject to a dominating and oppressive control.The invaders sought to enslave the native populations.Don't let your job enslave you, taking all your free time.synsubjugatedominatesubdueantliberatefreeemancipateCommon collocationsenslave a peopleenslave workersEtymologyDerivado de 'escravo', do latim 'sclavus'.Related wordsescravoescravaturaescravidãoescravizador