English → Latin
“enslave” in Latin
dūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away; to take; to draw, pullsubigōto bring or get (under); to plough or cultivate; to sharpen or whetdomōto tame, break in; to subdue, conquer, vanquishperdomōto subjugate completely; conquer, vanquish, overcome; to knead (dough)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enslave
aliquem in servitutem redigere; alicui servitudinem injungere; aliquem servitute injungere; aliquem in servitutem adducere (e.g., socios nostros, Cic.); aliquem in servitutem asserere (Liv.), ducere (Caes.); alicui servitutem afferre (Cic.): subigere (the proper word, especially nations). (The words are found in this connection and order.) vincere et subigere: domare: perdomare. (The words are found in this connection and order.) subigere et domare: in ditionem suam redigere (bring under subjection). (The words are found in this connection and order.) subigere atque in ditionem suam redigere. Men are sometimes enslaved by excess of liberty, nimis liberum populum libertas ipsa servitute afficit (Cic.). To enslave anybody to anybody, tradere aliquem in servitutem alicui. To be enslaved, in servitute esse (servitutem servire is rare and unnatural); servitute oppressum teneri. To be enslaved by anybody or anything (figuratively), servum esse alicujus or alicujus rei; servum esse potestatis alicujus; alicui rei obedire.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enslave?
- The usual Latin words for “enslave” are dūcō, subigō, domō; also perdomō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.