encage

verb

en·​cage in-ˈkāj 

en-

encaged; encaging; encages

transitive verb

: cage sense 1

Synonyms

• box (in)
• cage
• closet
• coop (up)
• corral
• encase
• enclose
• inclose
• envelop
• fence (in)
• hedge
• hem (in)
• house
• immure
• include
• mew (up)
• pen
• wall (in)

Examples of encage in a Sentence

employees who felt encaged in their cubicles

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above