"enchain" meaning in All languages combined

See enchain on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: enchains [present, singular, third-person], enchaining [participle, present], enchained [participle, past], enchained [past]
Etymology: From en- + chain. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|chain}} en- + chain Head templates: {{en-verb}} enchain (third-person singular simple present enchains, present participle enchaining, simple past and past participle enchained)
  1. (transitive) To restrain with, or as if with, chains. Tags: transitive Translations (to restrain with, or as if with, chains): mbërthej (Albanian), chadennañ (Breton), оковавам (okovavam) (Bulgarian), αλυσοδένω (alysodéno) (Greek), katenizar (Ido), incatenare (Italian), catenare [archaic, rare] (Italian), زنجیرلمك (zincirlemek) (Ottoman Turkish), encadenar (Spanish), zincirlemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-enchain-en-verb-piBfA3hv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'to restrain with, or as if with, chains': 100 0
  2. (transitive) To link together. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-enchain-en-verb-6rM64cg7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enchainment

Inflected forms

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        "To link together."
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      "sense": "to restrain with, or as if with, chains",
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