En-chāin', v. t.

[imp. & p. p. ENCHAINED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENCHAINING.] [Prefix en and chain, q. v.; Fr. enchainer.]

1. To chain; to fasten with a chain. See CHAIN.
2. To hold fast; to restrain; to confine; as, to enchain the attention.
3. To link together; to connect. Howell.