encage

[ en-keyj ]

verb (used with object),en·caged, en·cag·ing.
  1. to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.

Origin of encage

1
First recorded in 1585–95; en-1 + cage

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British Dictionary definitions for encage

encage

/ (ɪnˈkeɪdʒ) /


verb
  1. (tr) to confine in or as in a cage

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