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encage

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of encage

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

employees who felt encaged in their cubicles

Synonyms of encage

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

Words Related to encage

bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict

encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround

armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb

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