encerrar

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encerrar

  • [ẽnseˈraɾ] seseante
  • [ẽn̟θeˈraɾ] no seseante

Rhymes with aɾ

verb haber encerrado · encerrando · habiendo encerrado · encerrado · encierro · encierras

  1. Introducir algo o a alguien en un lugar cerrado.

    Similar: aprisionar, recluir

In English

  • shut up put (an object) in a secure enclosed place
  • immure to lock up behind walls
  • seal to place in a sealed container
  • lock in to secure someone or something in
  • impound to shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound
  • gird to encircle with, or as if with a belt
  • lock up to imprison or incarcerate someone
  • coop up to confine
  • lock down to secure; make people stay locked indoors for their safety

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"encerrar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/encerrar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{encerrar_2026,
  title = {encerrar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/encerrar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}