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Definition of Beslave
1. v. t. To enslave.
Definition of Beslave
1. Verb. (transitive) To make a slave of; enslave. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To address as a slave; call (someone) "slave". ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To fill with slaves; pollute with slavery or slavedom. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beslave
1. to make a slave of [v BESLAVED, BESLAVING, BESLAVES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beslave
Literary usage of Beslave
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrations of the Literary History of the 18th Century: Consisting of edited by J. B. Nichols (1817)
"... I had likewise marked thus in the margin of my book, but had some doubts
remaining concerning the word slaves; because, to beslave a man, ..."
2. Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the by Thomas Clarkson (1823)
"They apply main force where they should apply moral motives, and punishments
alone where rewards should be judiciously intermixed. They first beslave ..."
3. The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the by William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Alexander Chalmers (1811)
"To slave or beslave another is to treat him with terms of indignity : in a kindred
sense, to slave the ordinance, may be, to slight or ridicule it. JOHNSON. ..."
4. Substance of the Debate in the House of Commons, on the 15th May, 1823, on a by Parliament, Great Britain, House of Commons (1823)
"They first beslave their poor people with their cursed whip, and then stand and
wonder at the tremour of their nerves, and the laxity of their muscles. ..."
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