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V. be subject &c adj.; be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy of; depend upon, lean upon,<br />

hang upon; fall a prey to, fall under; play second fiddle.<br />

be a mere machine, be a puppet, be a football; not dare to say one's soul is his own;<br />

drag a chain.<br />

serve &c 746; obey &c 743; submit &c 725.<br />

break in, tame; subject, subjugate; master &c 731; tread down, tread under foot; weigh<br />

down; drag at one's chariot wheels; reduce to subjection, reduce to slavery; enthrall,<br />

inthrall † , bethrall † ; enslave, lead captive; take into custody &c (restrain) 751; rule &c<br />

737; drive into a corner, hold at the sword's point; keep under; hold in bondage, hold in<br />

leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes.<br />

Adj. subject, dependent, subordinate; feudal, feudatory; in subjection to, under control; in<br />

leading strings, in harness; subjected, enslaved &c v.; constrained &c 751; downtrodden;<br />

overborne, overwhelmed; under the lash, on the hip, led by the nose, henpecked; the<br />

puppet of, the sport of, the plaything of; under one's orders, under one's command, under<br />

one's thumb; a slave to; at the mercy of; in the power of, in the hands of, in the clutches<br />

of; at the feet of; at one's beck and call &c (obedient) 743; liable &c 177; parasitical;<br />

stipendiary.<br />

Adv. under.<br />

Phr. slaves - in a land of light and law [Whittier].<br />

750. Liberation -- N. liberation, disengagement, release, enlargement, emancipation;<br />

disenthrallment † , disenthralment † ; affranchisement † , enfranchisement; manumission;<br />

discharge, dismissal.<br />

deliverance &c 672; redemption, extrication, acquittance, absolution; acquittal &c<br />

970; escape &c 671.<br />

V. liberate, free; set free, set clear, set at liberty; render free, emancipate, release;<br />

enfranchise, affranchise † ; manumit; enlarge; disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral,<br />

dismiss; let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip; cast adrift, turn adrift; deliver &c 672;<br />

absolve &c (acquit) 970.<br />

unfetter &c 751, untie &c 43; loose &c (disjoin) 44; loosen, relax; unbolt, unbar,<br />

unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash; disengage,<br />

disentangle; clear, extricate, unloose.<br />

gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty &c 748; get rid of, get<br />

clear of; deliver oneself from; shake off the yoke, slip the collar; break loose, break<br />

prison; tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels; escape &c 671.<br />

Adj. liberated &c v.; out of harness &c (free) 748.<br />

Int. unhand me!, let me go!,<br />

751. Restraint -- N. restraint; hindrance &c 706; coercion &c (compulsion) 744;<br />

cohibition † , constraint, repression, suppression; discipline, control.<br />

confinement; durance, duress; imprisonment; incarceration, coarctation † , entombment,<br />

mancipation † , durance vile, limbo, captivity; blockade.<br />

arrest, arrestation † ; custody, keep, care, charge, ward, restringency † .<br />

curb &c (means of restraint) 752; lettres de cachet [Fr.].<br />

limitation, restriction, protection, monopoly; prohibition &c 761.<br />

prisoner &c 754; repressionist † .

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