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incarcerate
in·car·cer·ate I0078800 (ĭn-kär′sə-rāt′)tr.v. in·car·cer·at·ed, in·car·cer·at·ing, in·car·cer·ates 1. To put in a prison or jail.2. To shut in; confine. [Medieval Latin incarcerāre, incarcerāt- : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin carcer, prison.] in·car′cer·a′tion n.in·car′cer·a′tor n.incarcerate (ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt) vb (tr) to confine or imprison[C16: from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in-2 + carcer prison] inˌcarcerˈation n inˈcarcerˌator nin•car•cer•ate (ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt) v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to imprison; confine. 2. to enclose; constrict closely. [1520–30; < Medieval Latin incarcerāre to imprison] in•car`cer•a′tion, n. in•car′cer•a`tive, adj. incarcerate Past participle: incarcerated Gerund: incarcerating
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incarcerate | incarcerate |
Present |
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I incarcerate | you incarcerate | he/she/it incarcerates | we incarcerate | you incarcerate | they incarcerate |
Preterite |
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I incarcerated | you incarcerated | he/she/it incarcerated | we incarcerated | you incarcerated | they incarcerated |
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I am incarcerating | you are incarcerating | he/she/it is incarcerating | we are incarcerating | you are incarcerating | they are incarcerating |
Present Perfect |
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I have incarcerated | you have incarcerated | he/she/it has incarcerated | we have incarcerated | you have incarcerated | they have incarcerated |
Past Continuous |
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I was incarcerating | you were incarcerating | he/she/it was incarcerating | we were incarcerating | you were incarcerating | they were incarcerating |
Past Perfect |
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I had incarcerated | you had incarcerated | he/she/it had incarcerated | we had incarcerated | you had incarcerated | they had incarcerated |
Future |
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I will incarcerate | you will incarcerate | he/she/it will incarcerate | we will incarcerate | you will incarcerate | they will incarcerate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have incarcerated | you will have incarcerated | he/she/it will have incarcerated | we will have incarcerated | you will have incarcerated | they will have incarcerated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be incarcerating | you will be incarcerating | he/she/it will be incarcerating | we will be incarcerating | you will be incarcerating | they will be incarcerating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been incarcerating | you have been incarcerating | he/she/it has been incarcerating | we have been incarcerating | you have been incarcerating | they have been incarcerating |
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I will have been incarcerating | you will have been incarcerating | he/she/it will have been incarcerating | we will have been incarcerating | you will have been incarcerating | they will have been incarcerating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been incarcerating | you had been incarcerating | he/she/it had been incarcerating | we had been incarcerating | you had been incarcerating | they had been incarcerating |
Conditional |
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I would incarcerate | you would incarcerate | he/she/it would incarcerate | we would incarcerate | you would incarcerate | they would incarcerate |
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I would have incarcerated | you would have incarcerated | he/she/it would have incarcerated | we would have incarcerated | you would have incarcerated | they would have incarcerated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | incarcerate - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"gaol, immure, imprison, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put awaylaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement |
incarcerateverb imprison, confine, detain, lock up, restrict, restrain, intern, send down (Brit.), impound, coop up, throw in jail, put under lock and key, immure, jail or gaol It can cost $50,000 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year.incarcerateverbTo put in jail:confine, detain, immure, imprison, intern, jail, lock (up).Translationsincarcérercarcerazioneincarcerareincarcerate
incarcerate (someone) in (something)To detain or imprison someone in something in particular. But they'll incarcerate you in jail if they find out you're connected to this crime!See also: incarcerateincarcerate someone in somethingto imprison someone in something. The sheriff incarcerated Lefty in the county jail. He had wanted to incarcerate Max in the jail too.See also: incarcerateLegalSeeIncarcerationincarcerate
Synonyms for incarcerateverb imprisonSynonyms- imprison
- confine
- detain
- lock up
- restrict
- restrain
- intern
- send down
- impound
- coop up
- throw in jail
- put under lock and key
- immure
- jail or gaol
Synonyms for incarcerateverb to put in jailSynonyms- confine
- detain
- immure
- imprison
- intern
- jail
- lock
Synonyms for incarcerateverb lock up or confine, in or as in a jailSynonyms- gaol
- immure
- imprison
- jail
- jug
- put behind bars
- remand
- lag
- put away
Related Words- law
- jurisprudence
- detain
- confine
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