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encage

verb
en·cage | \ in-ˈkāj , en- \
encaged; encaging; encages

Definition of encage 

transitive verb

: cage sense 1

Examples of encage in a Sentence

a stay-at-home mom who somehow felt encaged in her home

First Known Use of encage

1592, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of encage was in 1592

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