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overincarcerate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-in-car-cer-ate
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To incarcerate too many of (a certain group).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + incarcerate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overincarcerates (present, singular) overincarcerating (participle, present) overincarcerated (participle, past) overincarcerated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overincarceration

Questions

What does overincarcerate mean?
To incarcerate too many of (a certain group).
Where does overincarcerate come from?
From over- + incarcerate.

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