thrall
/θrɔːl/
verb
- To put someone or something in a state of slavery or complete control.
- Her fear thralled her, keeping her from speaking up.
- The conquerors thralled the local population and forced them to work in the mines.
- The company's policies thralled its employees, leaving them with no freedom.
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noun
- A person who is in the power of another; a slave or servant.
- The villain treated his workers like thralls, giving them no rights or pay.
- She refused to be a thrall to anyone, no matter how powerful they were.
- In the old saga, the captured warrior became a thrall to the northern chieftain.
- A state of being completely controlled or dominated by something (often used in the phrase 'in thrall to').
- The whole country seemed in thrall to the dictator's propaganda.
- She found herself in thrall to the beauty of the sunset, unable to look away.
- He was in thrall to his addiction, unable to break free.
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