enchain

verb

in-ˈchān How to pronounce enchain (audio)
Definition of enchainnext
as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enchain
  1. bind
  2. tie
  3. confine
Verb
  • The agreements include binding volume commitments, take-or-pay provisions and, in many cases, price floors.
    — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the plasma is a mix of the constituents of hadrons and the nuclear force that binds them.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bind
Verb
  • Center fielder Tristan Peters saw his franchise-record-tying streak of consecutive games with a home run end at five.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Ryker Huther is tied for first with 66 for Circle Christian boys golf on the first day of the Titan Invitational.
    — Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tie
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  • If she’s found not guilty, she may be released or remain confined in a mental health facility.
    — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Stellarators use complex, three-dimensional magnetic fields to confine the superhot plasma needed for fusion.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of confine
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“Enchain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchain. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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