incarcerating
Sayin-KAR-suh-rayt-ingUS/ɪnˈkɑɹ.səˌɹeɪt.ɪŋ/UK/ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt.ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of incarcerate. Use this form for the act of putting someone in prison right now.
The country keeps incarcerating people for very small crimes.
Incarcerating a young person for so long felt unfair to many.
Note
incarcerating 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 → incarcerating: drop the e, add -ing
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