take slave
English
Verb
take slave (third-person singular simple present takes slave, present participle taking slave, simple past took slave, past participle taken slave)
- To enslave someone; to strip someone of their freedom.
- 1731, Joseph Morgan, chapter IV, in History of Algiers, page 271:
- His Behaviour brings to my Mind that of a certain proud beggarly Spaniard, of the Ausirian Faction, who, being taken Slave by the Algerines, came to our Conful Cole, who had an Order, from his Correspondent at Barcelona, to endeavour to redeem him.
- 1997, John Wood, The Gates of the Elect Kingdom: Poems, →ISBN, page 37:
- Modest Morvith of the golden hair, that lily-browed girl in Enid's shape, made passion catch and glow to flame when in bright leaves once around my neck her white arms went to take me slave to lips I'd not known.
- 1999, Steven Estes, Robert A. Mechikoff, Knowing Human Movement, page 98:
- The Spartans were so successful at winning wars and taking slave that at one point in time Sparta was home to 9000 citizens and 250,000 slaves.
- 2008, William M. Klepper, A Long Story, →ISBN, page 147:
- Then Dawn said, in my head, "And what do you want me to say to our son when he asks what of you? That I stood over your dead body as they took me slave again?"
- 2013 May 12, Joe Zammit Ciantar, “It is Grand Master Jean De la Valette”, in Times of Malta:
- He owned and was captain of a galley of 22 benches together with which, after suffering head injuries, he was taken slave. Soon after, he was ransomed.
- 2016 September 6, Matt Wickstrom, “Johnny Conqueroo redefining old-school rock”, in The Kentucky Kernel:
- According to Quinn, the name “Johnny Conqueroo” was derived from a folk hero of the same name who was taken slave only to escape and torment his capturers.
- 2018 June 7, Christine Cenon, “‘The 100’ 5.06 Recap and Review: Exit Wounds”, in FanBolt:
- The other main storyline is of Madi, who has now been taken slave by Wonkru’s cult.
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Related terms
- take hostage
- take captive
- take prisoner