Enslaving

/ɪnˈsleɪvɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The present participle form of 'enslave,' meaning the ongoing action of forcing someone into slavery or removing their freedom.

Etymology

From the verb 'enslave' with the progressive suffix '-ing.' This gerund form allows the concept to function as a noun or modifier, emphasizing the continuous nature of the act.

Kelly Says

Using 'enslaving' as a gerund emphasizes slavery as an active process rather than a static condition—it highlights the constant work required to maintain an unjust system, which is why activists favor this phrasing in modern discourse.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰራዊት
se-ra-wit
ARالعربية
عبد
عبد
BNবাংলা
দাসীকরণ
daasi-karan
CACatalà
esclau
es-klau
CSČeština
otroctví
o-troct-vee
DADansk
slave
sla-ve
DEDeutsch
versklaven
fer-shla-ven
ELΕλληνικά
δουλεύω
dou-lev-o
ESEspañol
esclavizando
es-kla-vee-zan-do
FAفارسی
برده
bar-deh
FISuomi
orjuutta
or-juu-tta
FRFrançais
asservissant
as-ser-vee-san
GUGU
દાસગુરુ
daas-guru
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-ci
HEעברית
עבד
avd
HIहिन्दी
दास बनाना
daas-ba-na
HUMagyar
rabszoláz
rab-sol-aaz
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjajah
men-ja-jah
IGIG
nwoke
n-wo-ke
ITItaliano
schiavizzando
skia-vee-zan-do
JA日本語
奴隷化している
nurei-ka-te-iru
KKKK
еркін
er-kin
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់
a-nək-bə-rə-əs
KO한국어
노예화하고 있음
no-ye-hwa-ha-go is-seum
MRMR
दासगुरु
daas-guru
MSBahasa Melayu
menjajah
men-ja-jah
MYမြန်မာ
စကား
ska-kar
NLNederlands
slaven houden
sla-ven-ho-len
NONorsk
slave
sla-ve
PAPA
ਗੁਲਾਮ
gu-laam
PLPolski
niewolniczenie
n-ie-vol-ni-tche-nie
PTPortuguês
escravizando
es-kra-vee-zan-do
RORomână
sclavie
skla-vee
RUРусский
рабство
rab-stvo
SVSvenska
slavar
slah-var
SWKiswahili
mtawala
m-ta-wa-la
TAதமிழ்
தளபதி
tha-la-pa-ti
TEతెలుగు
దాసీకరణం
daas-ee-karan-am
THไทย
เป็นทาส
pen-taas
TLTL
alipin
a-li-pin
TRTürkçe
köleleştiriyor
ko-le-lis-ti-ri-yor
UKУкраїнська
рабство
rab-stvo
URاردو
غلام بن
gha-lam-ban
VITiếng Việt
bóc lột
bok-lot
YOYO
olórin
o-lo-rin
ZH中文
奴役
nü yè
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li

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