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incarcerate

🇬🇧 UK/inˈkɑ:səreit/🇺🇸 US/in'kɑ:sәreit/
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Definitions

v.

To imprison or confine someone, especially as a legal punishment.

监禁；关押；囚禁

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
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carcroot
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erone who does, agent
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ateto make, having
=incarcerate

Common Collocations

  • 1.incarcerate prisoners监禁囚犯
  • 2.incarcerate for因...被监禁

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The government decided to incarcerate dangerous criminals for public safety.

  • 2.

    He was incarcerated for five years after being convicted of theft.

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