Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enshackle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-shack-le
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put (a person or animal) in shackles; to shackle.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From en- + shackle (noun).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

enshackles (present, singular) enshackling (participle, present) enshackled (participle, past) enshackled (past)

Rhymes With

Questions

What does enshackle mean?
To put (a person or animal) in shackles; to shackle.
Where does enshackle come from?
From en- + shackle (noun).

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