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carcerating

carcerating is the present participle and gerund of carcerate.

Meaning of carcerate

Verb

carcerate (third-person singular simple present carcerates, present participle carcerating, simple past and past participle carcerated)

  1. (rare) To imprison or confine.
    Synonyms:
    incarcerate

Questions about carcerating

What is carcerating the present participle and gerund of?
Carcerating is the present participle and gerund of carcerate.

Words near carcerating in the dictionary

  1. carcerand
  2. carcerands
  3. carcerate
  4. carcerated
  5. carcerates
  6. carcerating
  7. carceration
  8. carcereal
  9. carcharhinid
  10. carcharhinids
  11. carcharhiniform

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