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encage

verb/ɪnˈkeɪdʒ/

What It Means

To lock inside a cage; to imprison.

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Encage in Context

“I feared the sight of encaged animals would be unbearably sad.”

— 2009 August 12, Fiona Johannessen, “Other Voices: Inspired by shelter of compassion”, in TheUnion.com, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016

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From en- + cage.

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