enserf

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en·serf

 (ĕn-sûrf′)
tr.v. en·serfed, en·serf·ing, en·serfs
To make into or as if into a serf.
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enserf

(ɪnˈsɜːf)
vb (tr)
to make into, or treat like, a slave
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en•serf

(ɛnˈsɜrf)

v.t.
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
[1880–85]
en•serf′ment, n.
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