enslave

[ɪnˈsleɪv]

verb

escravizar

1. to make someone a slave; to reduce to slavery

The colonizers enslaved the indigenous population.

Os colonizadores escravizaram a população indígena.

2. to deprive of freedom or liberty; to subjugate

Addiction can enslave a person to harmful habits.

O vício pode escravizar uma pessoa a hábitos prejudiciais.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

escravizar

most common usage across all Brazil

Portugal

escravizar

identical usage in European Portuguese

enslave to duty - escravizado pelo dever

enslave oneself - auto-escravizar-se

enslave by debt - escravizar por dívida

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