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enjail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-jail
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put in jail.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English jail English enjail From en- + jail.

Usage

Inflected Forms

enjails (present, singular) enjailing (participle, present) enjailed (participle, past) enjailed (past) engaol (alternative)

Synonyms

imprison jail

Questions

What does enjail mean?
To put in jail.
Where does enjail come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English jail English enjail From en- + jail.

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