1. binding with chains; putting in chains
Usage: present participle of ‘enchain’
2. holding captive or restricting freedom in a figurative sense
Usage: present participle of ‘enchain’; figurative

Examples

• The guards were enchaining the prisoners before transport.
• Fear was enchaining her ability to make decisions.
• The dictator focused on enchaining the press through censorship.
• Debt was enchaining the family to a life of poverty.
• The spell was enchaining the hero’s will to resist.
• Traditional expectations were enchaining her creative spirit.