Words / B2

in-SLAYV/ɪnˈsleɪv/

To enslave is to make a person a slave, or to trap them so they are not free: enslaved people; enslave a population. Slavery is the noun system; capture is the taking. Date the enslaved people in the source only as the extract names them, then the year. Mix-up: enslave vs enclose; metaphorical “enslaved by habit” — use that only if the source is clearly figurative; do not write enslave for poorly paid work with no unfreedom named.

Meaning

To make a person a slave, or to trap them so they are not free.

Examples

• “Date the enslaved people in the source only as the extract names them, then the year.”
• “The trade enslaved thousands in the history extract, which still needs the named region and the date.”

Good to know

enslave; enslaved people; enslavement. Noun system: slavery. Trap: enclose / low pay with no unfreedom / a habit metaphor unless clearly figurative. History, RS, and citizenship. Make unfree — name the people, the place, and the year.

Near in meaning

subjugate, bind, put into slavery

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