the act of making slaves of your captives the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare
To enslave a person or society means to trap them in a situation from which they cannot escape. the various cultures, cults and religions that have enslaved human beings for untold years It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work
To enslave someone means to make them into a slave. They've been enslaved and had to do what they were told I'd die myself before I'd let anyone enslave your folk ever again George was born to an enslaved African mother