enslave

Verb

Verb Forms: enslaved, enslaving, enslaves

To make a slave of; to bring under control.
make a slave of; bring into servitude
To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.

Examples

A clever player can enslave their opponent by blocking all high-scoring opportunities.
The migrants will be enslaved once they're no longer useful to the oligarchs; make no mistake about that.

Origin / Etymology

From en- + slave.

Synonyms

beslave, bethrall, enslaven, enthrall

Scrabble Score: 10

enslave: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
enslave: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
enslave: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

enslave: valid Words With Friends Word