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encerrar

/enθeˈraɾ/

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verb/enθeˈraɾ/

to lock up, to coop up; to lock away, put away, to imprison, to nail (in a prison or mental hospital); to enclose, to confine, to immure; to contain, to hold, to include, to encapsulate, to entail; to stalemate

Synonyms: recluir

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Spanish en- Spanish en- Spanish cerrar Spanish encerrar From en- + cerrar.