"beslave" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beslaves [present, singular, third-person], beslaving [participle, present], beslaved [participle, past], beslaved [past]
Etymology: From be- + slave. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|slave}} be- + slave Head templates: {{en-verb}} beslave (third-person singular simple present beslaves, present participle beslaving, simple past and past participle beslaved)
  1. (transitive) To make a slave of; enslave. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beslave-en-verb-wGJnLHqV
  2. (transitive) To address as a slave; call (someone) "slave". Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beslave-en-verb-blSET~vA
  3. (transitive) To fill with slaves; pollute with slavery or slavedom. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beslave-en-verb-x71ozGrq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 30 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 19 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 73

Inflected forms

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