Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inslave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-slave
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Archaic form of enslave.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Thus Sin is the House of Bondage. Israel was not so inslaved in the Iron Furnace, as the Sinner is by Sin."
"But if, elated with the idea of her own strength, G. Britain should ever determine to inslave America, it is more than probable that she would have more difficulties to encounter with than she at present apprehends."
"Are you sensible what you are doing, when, for some small favour, or sordid gratification, you sell your votes to such as want to inslave your country […]"

Etymology

From in- + slave.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

inslaves (present, singular) inslaving (participle, present) inslaved (participle, past) inslaved (past)

Questions

What does inslave mean?: Archaic form of enslave.
Where does inslave come from?: From in- + slave.

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