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incarcerative

in·car·cer·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb in-kahr-suh-reyt; adjective in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt]
    • /verb ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb in-kahr-suh-reyt; adjective in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt]
    • /verb ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt/

Definitions of incarcerative word

  • verb with object incarcerative to imprison; confine. 1
  • verb with object incarcerative to enclose; constrict closely. 1
  • abbreviation INCARCERATIVE imprisoned. 1
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Origin of incarcerative

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Medieval Latin incarcerātus past participle of incarcerāre to imprison, equivalent to in- in-2 + carcer prison + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Incarcerative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Incarcerative

incarcerative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

incarcerative usage trend in Literature

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