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to encage

to encage

7.1
To put an animal or person in a cage
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈkeɪdʒ/
: encerrar
  • They refused to encage the wild bird, choosing instead to let it heal in the open.

Examples

  • They decided to encage the birds for their safety.

  • It is cruel to encage animals in small, uncomfortable spaces.

  • The zookeeper had to encage the injured animal for its safety.

  • The zookeeper encages the lions every night.

  • The zookeeper decided to encage the new tiger to ensure it was safe from the other animals.

  • After the storm, they had to encage the parakeets to keep them secure indoors.

  • The team will encage the bird before transporting it to the vet for a check-up.

Synonyms

to cage
vsto encage
40 1.0

To put a person or animal into a space with bars that keeps them from escaping

is the general action of placing or keeping inside such an enclosure
to crate
vsto encage
5 4.1

To put something into a strong box for moving or keeping safe

applies to confining for any purpose, not only transport or protection
to cage in
vsto encage
2 5.4

To put someone or something into a small space with bars to stop them moving freely

focuses more on placing into a specific enclosed container rather than general surrounding
to pen up
vsto encage
2 6.0

Keep animals or people in a small area

is about enclosing inside a container rather than a fenced holding area
to kennel
vsto encage
1 5.6

To put a dog in a place that looks after it while you are away

is the general act of putting or keeping in an enclosure not limited to temporary sheltering
to coop up
vsto encage
  • Informal
1 6.4

To keep a person or animal inside a small space like a cage

describes confinement more neutrally without stressing cramped discomfort
to hutch
vsto encage
7.9

To put small animals into a cage to keep them safe

is broader and applies beyond small domestic housing boxes

Antonyms

to release
∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

to liberate
104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

How Confined

to imprison
  • Formal
178 4.2
to encage
7.1
to contain
388 3.5
to limit
∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

encage infinitive
encaged past
encaged past participle
encaging present participle
encages third person singular

Morphology

encage = cage (transparent) = en + cage

Formed by productive prefix 'en-' meaning 'put into' plus 'cage', so the literal sense 'put into a cage' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Encage comes from the parts en- meaning 'in' and cage meaning a box for animals. So, to encage something is to put it into a cage or keep it there.