enslave
Example Sentences
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The Declaration proclaimed all men created equal, yet the new nation’s economy depended on enslaved labor in the South and indentured servitude in the North.
When the English looked to Africa, they now “wanted to know by what means persons were enslaved there and whether this was done in a manner that one could come to accept.”
Descendants of enslaved persons would receive “special consideration.”
From Washington Times
Black descendants of enslaved Americans like him have roots in Indigenous African civilizations, he says, and they’ve also resisted attempts to make them forget who they were and the societies they came from.
From Los Angeles Times
Film star Tom Holland says getting sober is "the best thing I've ever done", after realising he'd become "enslaved" to alcohol.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
