Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Enslave /ĕn-slāv'/ · En·slave · IPA /ɪnˈsleɪv/ 01 v. t. To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence. imp. & p. p. Enslaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Enslaving 1. To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence. “The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war, Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose.” — Milton. “Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will.” — Cowper.