Polyglot Dictionary

encarcerar

/ẽkaɾseˈɾaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
encarcero
preterite (eu)
encarcerei
past participle
encarcerado

Meaning

  1. to imprison

    • Encarceraram o ladrão.

      They imprisoned the thief.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aprisionar

encarcerar is more formal or legal, to incarcerate; aprisionar is more general, and can be used figuratively too, to trap or imprison.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aprisionar

aprisionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to imprison."

Spanish

encarcelar

encarcelar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to imprison."

French

emprisonner

emprisonner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to imprison."

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