ENCAGE

Etymology

Verb

encage (third-person singular simple present encages, present participle encaging, simple past and past participle encaged)

To lock inside a cage; to imprison.

Source: Wiktionary


En*cage", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Encaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Engaging.] Etym: [Pref. en- + cage: cf. F. encager.]

Definition: To confine in a cage; to coop up. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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