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- [verb in-kahr-suh-reyt; adjective in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt]
- /verb ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt/
- /ɪnˈkɑː.sər.eɪt/
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- [verb in-kahr-suh-reyt; adjective in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt]
- /verb ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt/
Definitions of incarcerate word
- verb with object incarcerate to imprison; confine. 1
- verb with object incarcerate to enclose; constrict closely. 1
- abbreviation INCARCERATE imprisoned. 1
- noun incarcerate Imprison or confine. 1
- transitive verb incarcerate put in prison 1
- verb incarcerate If people are incarcerated, they are kept in a prison or other place. 0
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Origin of incarcerate
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Medieval Latin incarcerātus past participle of incarcerāre to imprison, equivalent to in- in-2 + carcer prison + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Incarcerate
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incarcerate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for incarcerate
verb incarcerate
- detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- jail — a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- immure — to enclose within walls.
Antonyms for incarcerate
verb incarcerate
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- release — to lease again.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
Top questions with incarcerate
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