Incarcerate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt|
Brit.
|ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt|
verb
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (syn: gaol, immure, imprison, jail, jug, lag, put away, remand)
the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
Extra examples
...the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year...
After the attempted rebellion the opposition leader was incarcerated in prison for two years.
He spent 10 years incarcerated in prison.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: incarcerate
he/she/it: incarcerates
present participle: incarcerating
past tense: incarcerated
past participle: incarcerated
I/you/we/they: incarcerate
he/she/it: incarcerates
present participle: incarcerating
past tense: incarcerated
past participle: incarcerated
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