Synonyms

enisle

American

[en-ahyl] / ɛnˈaɪl /

verb (used with object)

enisled, enisling

to make an island of.
to place on an island.
to isolate.

enisle British

/ ɪnˈaɪl /

verb

poetic (tr) to put on or make into an island

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Etymology

Origin of enisle

First recorded in 1605–15; en- ¹ + isle

Example Sentences

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Enisle, en-īl′, Inisle, in-, v.t. to isolate.

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The map shows how Northern sea-power could not only divide the South in two but almost enisle the eastern part as well.

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