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incarcerate
[ verb in-kahr-suh-reyt; adjective in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt ]
/ verb ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt /
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verb (used with object), in·car·cer·at·ed, in·car·cer·at·ing.
adjective
imprisoned.
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Origin of incarcerate
OTHER WORDS FROM incarcerate
in·car·cer·a·tion [in-kahr-suh-rey-shuhn], /ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən/, nounin·car·cer·a·tive, adjectivein·car·cer·a·tor, nounun·in·car·cer·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby incarcerate
incapacity, incapacity benefit, Incaparina, incapsulate, in-car, incarcerate, incarcerated, incarcerated hernia, incarceration, incardinate, incardination
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British Dictionary definitions for incarcerate
incarcerate
/ (ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt) /
verb
(tr) to confine or imprison
Derived forms of incarcerate
incarceration, nounincarcerator, nounWord Origin for incarcerate
C16: from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in- ² + carcer prison
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