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enjail, injail, v.|ɛn-, ɪnˈdʒeɪl| See also engaol (en- prefix1 1). [f. en-, in- + jail. Cf. OFr. enjaioler.] trans. To shut up in, or as in, a jail; to imprison.
a1631Donne Progr. Soul 18 (R.) Her firm destiny..enjail'd her..Into a small blew shell. 1855–9Singleton Virgil II. 245 One of the kine returned The sound..And, [though] injailed, the hope of Cacus balked. |