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enjail

enjail verb: to put in jail.

Verb

enjail (third-person singular simple present enjails, present participle enjailing, simple past and past participle enjailed)

  1. (transitive) To put in jail.
    Synonyms:
    imprison, jail

Synonyms of enjail

Forms of enjail

third-person singular presentenjails
present participleenjailing
past participleenjailed
pastenjailed
alternative formengaol

Origin of enjail

From en- + jail.

Questions about enjail

What does enjail mean?
Enjail means to put in jail.
What part of speech is enjail?
Enjail is a verb.
What is the past tense of enjail?
The past tense of enjail is enjailed.

Words near enjail in the dictionary

  1. enisling
  2. Eniwa
  3. Eniwetok
  4. Enix
  5. Enixes
  6. enjail
  7. enjailed
  8. enjailing
  9. enjails
  10. enjamb
  11. enjambed

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