"encage" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: encages [present, singular, third-person], encaging [participle, present], encaged [participle, past], encaged [past]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: en- + cage Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|cage}} en- + cage Head templates: {{en-verb}} encage (third-person singular simple present encages, present participle encaging, simple past and past participle encaged)
  1. To lock inside a cage; to imprison.
    Sense id: en-encage-en-verb-YZ4XqM9B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

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