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Word: Slave
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: shortening of Old French esclave, equivalent of medieval Latin sclava (feminine) ‘Slavonic (captive)’: the Slavonic peoples had been reduced to a servile state by conquest in the 9th century
sleɪv
a person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property; an enslaved person
Short Definition:person who is treated as property of another
Examples:- they kidnapped entire towns and turned the inhabitants into slaves
- vodun derives from ancient African rites and beliefs brought to the New World by slaves
a device, or part of one, directly controlled by another
Short Definition:device, or part of one, directly controlled by another
Examples:- a slave cassette deck
Word: Slave
Speech Type: Verb
sleɪv
work excessively hard
Short Definition:work very hard
Examples:- after slaving away for fourteen years all he gets is two thousand
- I haven't got time to spend hours slaving over a hot stove
subject (a device) to control by another
Short Definition:subject device to control by another
Examples:- should the need arise, the two channels can be slaved together
make (someone) a slave; enslave.
Short Definition:make someone slave
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