incarcerate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkɑː.səˌreɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈkɑr.səˌreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form incarcerate

Third-person singular incarcerates

Past tense incarcerated

Past participle incarcerated

Present participle incarcerating

1. If you incarcerate, you lock or imprison someone.

Related words

• incarceration