Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disincarcerate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-in-car-cer-ate
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To liberate from prison.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incarcerate English disincarcerate From dis- + incarcerate.

Usage

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Questions

What does disincarcerate mean?
To liberate from prison.
Where does disincarcerate come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incarcerate English disincarcerate From dis- + incarcerate.

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