encage

verb

in-ˈkāj How to pronounce encage (audio)
Definition of encagenext
as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers employees who felt encaged in their cubicles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encage
  1. house
  2. confine
  3. enclose
  4. cage
  5. encase
  6. surround
  7. include
Verb
  • The remaining towers will house residential living, keep the main tower as a hotel, while welcoming businesses and office space.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Temporary federal detention facilities can house people with vastly different criminal histories and security classifications.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
Verb
  • Once confined to biotech labs and the disposable income of Silicon Valley billionaires, longevity is no longer a tech bro hobby and has become a consumer aspiration in its own right.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Founded in the 8th century BCE, Rome was initially confined to the Tiber’s eastern shore.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of confine
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  • The dinner was also enclosed in a fabric structure that allowed the couple to project visuals from their relationship throughout the space.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of enclose
Verb
  • The cushioned Ortholite insoles give me peace of mind that my feet will stay comfortable all day, while the adjustable buckle and caged straps provide a secure, supportive fit without compromising breathability in hot summer temperatures.
    — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • The rabbits, numbering at least in the hundreds and possibly in the thousands, were caged on a grassy field.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Definition of cage
Verb
  • With six bedrooms and six full bathrooms spread across more than 9,000 square feet, the home’s three distinct structures are connected by bridges and wrapped in curved glass encased in black steel frames.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The more recent study took this material and turned it into a spandex alternative, developing both a stretchy core and a separate outer yarn to encase it out of polyethylene.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of encase
Verb
  • Planets begin by building cores of rock and metal, which can then pull in hydrogen and helium from the disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Take things up a notch and reserve in advance for Dinner on the Sandbar, a private five-course dinner in the shallows surrounding Little Palm Island.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of surround
Verb
  • Because growing the rice itself is not profitable, even with historic high prices for Japanese rice, the company supports the agricultural costs through side ventures including a restaurant and an ice cream brand launched this summer.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • As Emmy voting gets underway, the show landed 11 nominations, including an outstanding host for a reality or reality competition program nod for RuPaul.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of include
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