enfetter en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + fetter.
Meanings
- To bind in fetters
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(figuratively) To join, bind, unite
His soul is so enfettered to her love.
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enfetters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enfettered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enfettered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| enfettering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |