"incarcerate" meaning in English

See incarcerate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈkɑː.səˌreɪt/ [UK], /ɪnˈkɑr.səˌreɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-incarcerate.wav [US] Forms: incarcerate [canonical], incarcerates [third-person, singular], incarcerated [past], incarcerated [past, participle], incarcerating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|incarcerat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you incarcerate, you lock or imprison someone.
    Sense id: simple-incarcerate-en-verb-jQuob7yy
     
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