encadenar

Definitions of encadenar
  1. verb
    restrain with fetters
    synonyms: esposar, trabar
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    types:
    esposar
    confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs
    type of:
    aguantar, sostener, sostenerse, sujetar
    to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
  2. verb
    fasten or secure with chains
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    antonyms:
    desencadenar, desesposar
    remove the chains from
    type of:
    asegurar, fijar
    cause to be firmly attached
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