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incarcerateto put someone in prison or to confine them

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to put someone in prison or to confine them

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈkɑrsəreɪt/

Korean meaning: 감금하다, 투옥하다

Korean pronunciation: 인**카**서레이트

Example Sentences

  • The superhero decided to incarcerate the villain in a prison made of ice cream - at least he'd enjoy his punishment!
  • The government should focus on rehabilitation rather than simply incarcerate offenders.
  • My cat thinks I incarcerate her every time I close the bedroom door - the drama is real!

incarcerate

VERB

//ɪnˈkɑrsəreɪt//

to put someone in prison or to confine them

incarcerate concept
💡 Concept

Judge sentences defendant to prison

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incarcerate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Incarcerate to concentrate, then demonstrate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈkɑrsəreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootcarcer
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'incarcerare', composed of the prefix 'in-' (in, into) and 'carcerare' (to imprison), derived from 'carcer' meaning prison or jail.

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🎵Rhyme

concentrateelaboratedemonstrate
concentrate
elaborate
demonstrate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The superhero decided to incarcerate the villain in a prison made of ice cream - at least he'd enjoy his punishment!

The government should focus on rehabilitation rather than simply incarcerate offenders.

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks I incarcerate her every time I close the bedroom door - the drama is real!

They decided to incarcerate the suspect until the trial begins next month.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

imprisonconfinedetainjaillock up

Antonyms

releasefreeliberate

Related

incarcerationprisoncustodyconfinementdetention