engaol

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verb

To imprison in a gaol.

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jail
OriginEnglish gaol ← Middle English en- ← Old French en- →
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Meanings

verbengaol (third-person singular simple present engaols, present participle engaoling, simple past and past participle engaoled)

present singular third person engaols · participle present engaoling · participle past engaoled · past engaoled · alternative enjail

  1. UKarchaictransitiveTo imprison in a gaol.

    Synonyms: jail

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo imprison in a gaol.

Similar
jail

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishgaol
  9. Englishengaol

From en- + gaol.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with engaol

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

engaol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engaol

MLA

“engaol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engaol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “engaol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engaol.

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