The meaning of Incarcerates

ɪnˈkɑː.sər.eɪt

Incarcerates – definition

verb
Imprison or confine.
Usage examples:
Many are incarcerated for property offences
Synonims:
Imprison Put in prison Send to prison Jail Lock up Take into custody Put under lock and key Put away Intern Confine Detain Hold Put into detention Immure Put in chains Clap in irons Hold pris

verb
To put or keep someone in prison
Usage examples:
The governor announced his plan to incarcerate repeat offenders., we’re spending billions of dollar…

Incarcerates translation into English

Incarcerates: translate from English into Chinese

监禁

Incarcerates: translate from English into Dutch

Opgesloten, Opsluiten, Gevangen zetten

Incarcerates: translate from English into French

Incarcère, Incarcérer

Incarcerates: translate from English into German

Inhaftiert, Einkerkern

Incarcerates: translate from English into Hindi

कैद करना, क़ैद कर देना, क़ैद करना, बांधना, बांध देना

Incarcerates: translate from English into Italian

Incarcera, Incarcerare

Incarcerates: translate from English into Korean

투옥하다, 감금하다

Incarcerates: translate from English into Russian

Заключает в тюрьму, Заключать в тюрьму

Incarcerates: translate from English into Spanish

Encarcela, Encarcelar, Aprisionar, Encadenar

Word origin

mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as incarceration ): from medieval Latin incarcerat- ‘imprisoned’, from the verb incarcerare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin carcer ‘prison’.

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Incarcerates – similar words

incarceration

noun
The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
Usage examples:
The public would not be served by her incarceration

noun
The act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison
Usage examples:
We’re spending billions of dollars each year on incarceration., the prisoner was sentenced to five …

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incarcerating

ɪnˈkɑː.sər.eɪt

verb
Imprison or confine.
Usage examples:
Many are incarcerated for property offences

verb
Present participle of incarcerate
Usage examples:
Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or incarcerated., we were incarcerated in that broke…

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incarcerated

ɪnˈkɑː.sər.eɪt

verb
Imprison or confine.
Usage examples:
Many are incarcerated for property offences

verb
Past simple and past participle of incarcerate
Usage examples:
Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or incarcerated., we were incarcerated in that broke…

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incarcerate

ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt

verb
Imprison or confine.
Usage examples:
Many are incarcerated for property offences

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Incarcerates synonims

confine

verb
Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).
Usage examples:
He does not confine his message to high politics

noun
The borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement.
Usage examples:
Within the confines of the hall escape was difficult

verb
To keep someone or something within limits
Usage examples:
The animals were confined in a large pen., harris does not confine her stage work to broadway., can…

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detain

dɪˈteɪn

verb
Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
Usage examples:
She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb
To force someone officially to stay in a place
Usage examples:
A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning., we were detained in traffic and…

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hold

verb
Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.
Usage examples:
She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun
An act or manner of grasping something; a grip.
Usage examples:
He caught hold of her arm

noun
A large compartment or space in the lower part of a ship or aircraft in which cargo is stowed.
Usage examples:
Oversized baggage is placed in the hold of the plane

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immure

ɪˈmjʊər

verb
Enclose or confine (someone) against their will.
Usage examples:
Her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum

verb
To put someone inside something such as a prison or tomb (= a place where dead bodies are buried) and keep them there
Usage examples:
The aristocracy chose to immure its dead in church vaults or specially constructed mausoleums., the…

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intern

noun
A student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.
Usage examples:
Training for the student interns will be done during the week of may 13-17.

verb
Confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.
Usage examples:
The family were interned for the duration of the war as enemy aliens

verb
To put someone in prison for political or military reasons

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jail

dʒeɪl

noun
A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Usage examples:
He spent 15 years in jail

verb
Put (someone) in jail.
Usage examples:
The driver was jailed for two years

noun
A place where criminals are kept as a punishment for their crimes or while waiting for trial
Usage examples:
[ c ] county jails are already overcrowded., [ u ] he was sentenced to six months in jail., he was …

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lock up

lɒk

collocation
Secure by locking

phrasal verb
Imprison someone.
Usage examples:
He thought smart ought to be locked up

phrasal verb
To make a building or room safe by locking the door and fastening the windows
Usage examples:
Don't forget to lock up when you leave the house., if found guilty, he could be locked up for life.

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