different between incarcerate vs intern

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare (“to imprison”), from Latin in (“in”) + carcer (“a prison”), meaning "put behind lines (bars)" – Latin root is of a lattice or grid. Related to cancel (“cross out with lines”) and chancel (“area behind a lattice”).

See also carcerate and cancer.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?k??.s???e?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?k??.s???e?t/

Verb

incarcerate (third-person singular simple present incarcerates, present participle incarcerating, simple past and past participle incarcerated)

1. To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
   • 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, "Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):

     Tolokonnikova has also been an effective public speaker even while incarcerated, but she has spoken out on politics and freedom in general rather than prisoners’ rights.

2. To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.

Usage notes

As a Latinate term, somewhat formal, compared to imprison.

Synonyms

• imprison
• jail

Derived terms

• incarceration

Related terms

• carceral
• carcerate
• decarcerate

Translations

Further reading

• incarcerate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• incarcerate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Verb

incarcerate

1. second-person plural present of incarcerare
2. second-person plural imperative of incarcerare
3. feminine plural past participle of incarcerare

Anagrams

• accentrerai

English

Alternative forms

• interne (archaic)

Etymology 1

From French interner, from interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), compare Etymology 2

Noun

intern (plural interns)

1. A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?t?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?t??n/

Verb

intern (third-person singular simple present interns, present participle interning, simple past and past participle interned)

1. (transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial.
   1. (of a state, especially a neutral state) To confine or hold (foreign military personnel who stray into the state's territory) within prescribed limits during wartime.

      The Swiss government interned the Italian soldiers who had strayed onto Swiss territory.

2. (transitive, programming) To internalize.
   • 2004, Mark Schmidt, Simon Robinson, Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Developer's Cookbook (page 81)

     Strings are automatically interned if they are assigned to a literal string within code.

Derived terms

• internment
• internee

Translations

Adjective

intern (comparative more intern, superlative most intern)

1. (archaic) Internal.

Etymology 2

From French interne 'inner, internal', from Latin internus "within, internal", from inter "between"; compare etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??nt?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nt??n/

Noun

intern (plural interns)

1. A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field
2. A medical student or recent graduate working in a hospital as a final part of medical training

Derived terms

• internship

Related terms

• resident
• trainee

Translations

Verb

intern (third-person singular simple present interns, present participle interning, simple past and past participle interned)

1. (intransitive) To work as an intern. Usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, for the purpose of furthering a program of education.

   I'll be interning at Universal Studios this summer.

Translations

Anagrams

• netrin, tinner

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin internus.

Adjective

intern (feminine interna, masculine plural interns, feminine plural internes)

1. internal

   Antonym: extern

Derived terms

• internament
• internar

Further reading

• “intern” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “intern” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “intern” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “intern” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Adjective

intern (neuter internt, plural and definite singular attributive interne)

1. internal

Dutch

Etymology

From French interne (“inner, internal”), or directly from Latin internus (“within, internal”), from inter (“between”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?rn

Adjective

intern (comparative interner, superlative internst)

1. internal, inside of something, of the body etc.

Inflection

Synonyms

• inwendig

Related terms

• interneren
• internist m

German

Adjective

intern

1. internal

Hyponyms

• schaltungsintern

Further reading

• “intern” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch intern, from French interne (“inner, internal”), from Latin internus (“within, internal”), from inter (“between”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??nt?r(?)n]
• Hyphenation: in?tèrn

Adjective

intern (first-person possessive internku, second-person possessive internmu, third-person possessive internnya)

1. internal.

   Synonym: internal

Alternative forms

• interen

Related terms

Further reading

• “intern” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin internus

Pronunciation

Adjective

intern (neuter singular internt, definite singular and plural interne)

1. internal

Antonyms

• ekstern

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin internus

Adjective

intern (neuter singular internt, definite singular and plural interne)

1. internal

Antonyms

• ekstern

Romanian

Etymology

French interne, Latin internus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [in?tern]

Adjective

intern m or n (feminine singular intern?, masculine plural interni, feminine and neuter plural interne)

1. internal

Declension

Antonyms

• extern

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin internus.

Adjective

intern (not comparable)

1. internal, something of no relevance for outsiders

Declension

Antonyms

• extern

Noun

intern c

1. a prisoner, an inmate

Declension

Synonyms

• fånge
• fängelsekund
• intagen

Related terms

• internera