encarcelar

Asturian

Verb

encarcelar

  1. to imprison; to incarcerate

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ cárcel (prison, noun) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkaɾθeˈlaɾ/ [ẽŋ.kaɾ.θeˈlaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /enkaɾseˈlaɾ/ [ẽŋ.kaɾ.seˈlaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧car‧ce‧lar

Verb

encarcelar (first-person singular present encarcelo, first-person singular preterite encarcelé, past participle encarcelado)

  1. (transitive) to imprison, incarcerate
    Synonym: aprisionar
    Antonym: excarcelar

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