incarcerated
Sayin-KAR-suh-rayt-idUS/ɪnˈkɑɹ.səˌɹeɪt.ɪd/UK/ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt.ɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of incarcerate. Use this form to talk about putting someone in prison in the past.
The court incarcerated him for two years after the trial.
He was incarcerated in the county jail last winter.
Note
incarcerated is a form of incarcerate
incarcerate, verb: To put someone in prison, especially for breaking the law. Full entry
- Forms
- incarcerateincarcerates he/she/itincarcerating -ing formincarcerated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- incarcerate → incarcerated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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