You might also encounter enslave being used in a figurative way, to describe something that takes over a person's freedom to make choices in some way: "Being hooked on cigarettes just enslaves her — she tries to quit, but she can't." Enslave comes from the "make into" prefix, en-, and slave, "person who is the property ...

What enslave means?

transitive verb. : to reduce to or as if to slavery : subjugate.

What is the noun for enslave?

The condition or state of being a slave; slavery. Enslavement; bondage.