incarcerate

Meanings

• Verb

  To confine or imprison (someone) in a prison or other institution.

  - "He was incarcerated for ten years for robbery."
  - "The prisoner was incarcerated in a maximum security prison."

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Synonyms

imprison , jail

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with incarcerate
acclimate , animate , arbitrate , complicate , contemplate , educate , elaborate , flicate , innoculate , locate , oblate , perpetrate , recapitulate , vacillate

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Variants

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incarcerate , incarcerated , incarcerates , incarcerating

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Forms

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incarcerated, incarcerates, incarcerating

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Etymology

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From Latin incarcerare, from in- 'in' + carcer 'prison'.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest prison is the Inmate City Jail in Shanghai, China, with a capacity of over 25,000 inmates.

2. The term 'life sentence' refers to a prison sentence that lasts for the remainder of the person's natural life.

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Related Concepts

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1. Prison: A place where people are kept and secured, typically as a punishment for a crime.

2. Imprisonment: The act of confining or detaining someone in a prison or other institution.

3. Penology: The study of the penal system and its practices, including prisons and the rehabilitation of offenders.

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Culture

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Incarceration is a significant issue in criminal justice systems around the world. It raises questions about rehabilitation, punishment, and the treatment of prisoners. The use of incarceration as a form of punishment dates back to ancient civilizations.

How to Memorize "incarcerate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person being led to a prison cell and the door being locked behind them.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a prison or a person being confined.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Incarcerate starts with I, In a prison it begins' to remember the meaning of the word.

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