incarcerate

/ˌɪnˈkɑːsəˌeɪt/in-KAHR-sur-ayt

/ˌɪnˈkɑɹsɚˌeɪt/in-KAHR-sur-ayt

Meaningto imprison

Common meaning: to lock up in jail

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
carcera prisonLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 290 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

‘in, into’ + ‘a prison’ → incarcerate

Journey through time

Latincarcer, -eris‘a prison’
Englishincarcerate‘to lock up in jail’ · today

in- also in: incest incite induce infamy infant

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin carcer ‘a prison’.

Roots

carcer, -eris Latin “a prison”

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