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detain vs incarcerate

incarcerate vs detain

detain and incarcerate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detain No No Yes No
incarcerate No No Yes No
As verbs, incarcerate is a hyponym of detain; that is, incarcerate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detain:
  • detain: deprive of freedom; take into confinement
  • incarcerate: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Other hyponyms of detain include keep, straiten, gaol, immure, imprison, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, intern, bind over, imprison, cage, cage in, pin down, trap, keep in.
detain (verb) incarcerate (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
stop or halt
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Difference between detain and incarcerate

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