To enclose or confine in a cell; to isolate in a small compartment or prison cell.
From en- (put into) + cell (from Latin 'cella' meaning 'small room'). A somewhat archaic or literary term.
This word has a sinister sound—it's used in dramatic or poetic contexts to describe imprisonment or confinement, and it highlights how 'cell' originally just meant 'small room' but acquired prison associations!
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