Home › Words › B › beshacklebeshackle/biˈʃækl̩/beshackle means to shackle.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, beshackle ranks #16,773 of 42,802 for Qualifying.beshackle is pronounced /biˈʃækl̩/.EtymologyFrom be- + shackle.verbTo shackle.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.enshackle 81% match — To put (a person or animal) in shackles; to shackle. vs beshackle →unshackle 74% match — To remove shackles from someone or something. vs beshackle →shackled 73% match — Restrained by shackles, chained. vs beshackle →shackleless 70% match — That has no shackles, or is not in shackles. vs beshackle →beshut 69% match — To shut in or inclose; shut up or confine. vs beshackle →unshackling 68% match — The act of removing shackles; liberation. vs beshackle →gyve 66% match — A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg. vs beshackle →beshame 65% match — To shame; put to shame. vs beshackle →