Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to slave
Participle: slaved
Gerund: slaving
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | slave |
| you | slave |
| he;she;it | slaves |
| we | slave |
| you | slave |
| they | slave |
Perfect
| I | have slaved |
| you | have slaved |
| he;she;it | has slaved |
| we | have slaved |
| you | have slaved |
| they | have slaved |
Past
| I | slaved |
| you | slaved |
| he;she;it | slaved |
| we | slaved |
| you | slaved |
| they | slaved |
Pluperfect
| I | had slaved |
| you | had slaved |
| he;she;it | had slaved |
| we | had slaved |
| you | had slaved |
| they | had slaved |
Future
| I | will slave |
| you | will slave |
| he;she;it | will slave |
| we | will slave |
| you | will slave |
| they | will slave |
Future Perfect
| I | will have slaved |
| you | will have slaved |
| he;she;it | will have slaved |
| we | will have slaved |
| you | will have slaved |
| they | will have slaved |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | slave |
| you | slave |
| he;she;it | slave |
| we | slave |
| you | slave |
| they | slave |
Perfect
| I | have slaved |
| you | have slaved |
| he;she;it | have slaved |
| we | have slaved |
| you | have slaved |
| they | have slaved |
Imperfect
| I | slaved |
| you | slaved |
| he;she;it | slaved |
| we | slaved |
| you | slaved |
| they | slaved |
Pluperfect
| I | had slaved |
| you | had slaved |
| he;she;it | had slaved |
| we | had slaved |
| you | had slaved |
| they | had slaved |
Conditional
Present
| I | would slave |
| you | would slave |
| he;she;it | would slave |
| we | would slave |
| you | would slave |
| they | would slave |
Perfect
| I | would have slaved |
| you | would have slaved |
| he;she;it | would have slaved |
| we | would have slaved |
| you | would have slaved |
| they | would have slaved |
Imperative
| you | slave |
| we | Let's slave |
| you | slave |
Verbs conjugated like 'slave'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'slave'
lave,
save,
slake,
slate,
slaver,
sleave,
slive,
spave,
stave,
aslake,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. substrateder.?
3. Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.?
4. Proto-Slavic *slov-
5. Proto-Slavic *-ǫta
6. Proto-Slavic *Slov-?
7. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas
8. Proto-Indo-European *-nós
9. Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
10. Proto-Slavic *-inъ
11. Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ
12. Proto-Slavic *slověninъder.
13. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der.
14. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor.
15. Late Latin Sclavus
16. Medieval Latin sclavusbor.
17. Old French esclavebor.
18. Middle English sclave
19. English slave
20. Inherited from Middle English sclave, from Old French sclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus (“slave”), from Late Latin Sclavus (“Slav”), traditionally assumed to be because Slavs were often forced into slavery in the Middle Ages. The Latin word is from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος (Sklábos); see that entry and Slav for more. Displaced native Old English þēow. Thrall and bondsman/bondswoman, however, remain common synonyms. Doublet of ciao and Slav.
21. An alternative hypothesis derives sclavus from Ancient Greek σκῡλεύω (skūleúō), σκῡλάω (skūláō, “to strip or despoil a slain enemy”).
Sample Sentences
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MASSINISSA: Wilt thou be slaved?
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SOPHONISBA: No, free [1606, John Marston, The Wonder of Women:]
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The truth is from the Zambesi to Lake Nyasa on the north and east banks of the river, there is nothing but slaving — Africans selling each other . . . [1908, James Wells, Stewart of Lovedale: The Life of James Stewart, D.D., M.D., Hon. F.R.G.S., page 88:]
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Despite these examples, the majority of enslaved Africans were not able to rely on rulers for help against slaving. Africans living in chiefdoms and villages ruled by allied African authorities were, however, able to use the legal system (Tribunal of Mukanos) in place in the regions under formal Portuguese control […] [2011, David Eltis, Keith Bradley, Paul Cartledge, The Cambridge World History of Slavery: Volume 3, AD 1420-AD 1804, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 128:]
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With ready access to firearms through trade, the slaving Africans held a distinct upper-hand over the groups they preyed upon, which were often politically and socially weakened or destroyed by the trade. [2016, Thomas Arcaro, Rosemary Haskell, Chinedu Eke, Robert Anderson, Stephen Braye, Ann Cahill, Brian Digre, Anne Bolin, Mathew Gendle, Duane McClearn, Jeffrey Pugh, Laura Roselle, Jean Schwind, Kerstin Sorensen, Anthony Weston, Understanding the Global Experience: Becoming a Responsible World Citizen, Routledge, →ISBN:]
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Significant impacts resulted from slaving; there is evidence of how communities dealt with the threat and benefits of slaving. Africans provided most of the slaves to European slavers. Most slaves were created either to settle debts or raise funds, through warfare, or as punishment for a real or perceived crime. [2016, Alistair Paterson, A Millennium of Cultural Contact, Routledge, →ISBN, page 117:]
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I was slaving all day over a hot stove.
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to slave a hard disk
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Slaving one digital audio device to another unit using timecode alone results in time-based synchronisation[…] [2005, Simon Millward, Fast Guide to Cubase SX, page 403:]