# incarcerates

Pronunciation: say "in-KAR-suh-rayts" US /ɪnˈkɑɹ.səˌɹeɪts/, UK /ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪts/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of incarcerate. — third-person singular simple present indicative of incarcerate
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of incarcerate. Use it after he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _The county jail incarcerates inmates awaiting trial as well as those serving short sentences._
   - _Whenever the court incarcerates a parent, social services must arrange care for the children._

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