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incarcerate

/ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪt/ /ɪŋˈkɑːsəˌreɪt/
verb Regular verbincarcerate incarcerated
GeneralLegal
  1. 1 hapsetmek, hapse atmak

Definition (English)

To put or keep someone in prison or in another type of confinement.

Example Sentences

  1. The judge decided to incarcerate the criminal for several years.
    Yargıç, suçluyu birkaç yıl hapse atmaya karar verdi.
  2. They were incarcerated for crimes against the state.
    Devlete karşı işlenen suçlardan dolayı hapsedildiler.

Verb Forms Regular

Base incarcerate
/ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪt/
Past incarcerated
/ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd/
Participle incarcerated
/ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dincarcerate → incarcerated

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. incarcerated /ˌɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪtɪd/

Synonyms

imprisondetainjailconfinelock up

Antonyms

releasefreeliberateemancipateset free

Collocations

incarcerate someoneincarcerate a criminalincarcerate for lifeincarcerate without trialincarcerate in prisonincarcerate offenders

Related Words

prisonsentenceconvictdetentioncell