🔒incarcerate

verb
/ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt/

Meaning

to imprison or confine someone

Example Sentences

The authorities incarcerated the criminal after the trial.

Synonyms

imprison, jail, confine, detain, lock up

Antonyms

release, free, liberate

Collocations

incarcerate criminals, incarcerated population, wrongfully incarcerated, incarcerate offenders

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