Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkɑrsəˌreɪt/
noun a person who is imprisoned or confined
A1 Incarcerate means to put someone in prison.
A2 The judge decided to incarcerate the criminal for his crimes.
B1 The government's policy to incarcerate drug offenders has been met with controversy.
B2 The decision to incarcerate the suspect was based on strong evidence.
C1 There are ongoing debates about the effectiveness of incarcerate as a form of punishment.
C2 The documentary highlighted the harsh realities faced by those who are incarcerated in overcrowded prisons.
verb to imprison or confine someone
A1 The police officer will incarcerate the criminal.
A2 He was incarcerated for stealing a car.
B1 The judge decided to incarcerate the defendant for five years.
B2 The prison system often fails to rehabilitate those who are incarcerated.
C1 The government's policy of incarcerating non-violent offenders has been widely criticized.
C2 The documentary shed light on the harsh conditions faced by those who are incarcerated in the country's prisons.
formal The judge decided to incarcerate the criminal for ten years.
informal They're going to lock him up for a long time.
slang They're sending him to the slammer for a decade.
figurative His guilt and shame seemed to incarcerate him in his own mind.
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