ıncarcerate

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Definition of ıncarcerate in English English dictionary

{v} to imprison, confine, shut up

Hyphenation

in·car·cer·ate

Turkish pronunciation

înkärsıreyt

Synonyms

imprison, jail, bastille, book, cage, commit, confine, constrain, coop up, detain, hold, immure, impound, intern, lock up

Antonyms

free, let go, release

Pronunciation

/ənˈkärsərˌāt/ /ɪnˈkɑːrsɜrˌeɪt/

Etymology

[ in-'kär-s&-"rAt ] (transitive verb.) 1560. From Medieval Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare (“to imprison”), from Latin in (“in”) + carcer (“a prison”). See also carcerate.