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manacle

verbCommon GRE wordMore M words

to restrain with chains or shackles; to fetter

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Manacle in a sentence

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Outdated regulations manacled the company's ability to innovate.

Synonyms
shacklefetterchainrestrain
Antonyms
freereleaseunfetter

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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.

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Manacle (verb) means to restrain with chains or shackles; to fetter
Here is manacle used in an example sentence: "Outdated regulations manacled the company's ability to innovate."
Common synonyms for manacle include shackle, fetter, chain, restrain.
Antonyms of manacle include free, release, unfetter.
Manacle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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