incarcerate

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/
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verb
R

to confine someone in a prison or other secure facility

The criminal was incarcerated for his crimes.

translation

v. to confine someone in a prison or other secure facility

Word Forms

3rd Present incarcerates
Past incarcerated
Perfect incarcerated
Progressive incarcerating