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incarcerate

verb

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

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Word length
11
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
15

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Pronunciation

ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt

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verb

  1. Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

    “The suspects were imprisoned without trial”

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The suspects were imprisoned without trial
The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life

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