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1 enchained by ignorance and superstition
Макаров: в плену невежества и суеверийУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > enchained by ignorance and superstition
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2 enchain
[ınʹtʃeın] v1) заковывать; сажать на цепь2) сковывать, оковывать; связыватьa speaker hoping to enchain the attention of the audience - оратор, надеющийся завладеть вниманием аудитории
См. также в других словарях:
enchain — enchainment, n. /en chayn /, v.t. 1. to bind in or as in chain or chains; fetter; restrain: to be enchained by ignorance and superstition. 2. to hold fast, as the attention. [1350 1400; ME < AF, OF enchainer, enchaener. See EN 1, CHAIN] * * * … Universalium
enchain — en•chain [[t]ɛnˈtʃeɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to bind with or as if with chains; fetter: enchained by ignorance and superstition 2) to hold fast, as the attention • Etymology: 1350–1400; < OF en•chain′ment, n … From formal English to slang