'Incarcerate' definitions:
Definition of 'incarcerate'
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Definition of 'Incarcerate'
From: GCIDE
- Incarcerate \In*car"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incarcerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incarcerating.] [Pref. in- in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in. [1913 Webster]
- Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced. [1913 Webster] incarcerate
Definition of 'incarcerate'
From: GCIDE
- incarcerate \in*car"cer*ate\, incarcerated \in*car"cer*at*ed\, a. Imprisoned. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'incarcerate'
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- bastille,
- beleaguer,
- beset,
- besiege,
- blockade,
- bolt in,
- bound,
- box in,
- cage,
- cast in prison,
- chamber,
- clap in jail,
- clap up,
- close in,
- compass,
- confine,
- constrain,
- contain,
- coop,
- coop in,
- coop up,
- cordon,
- cordon off,
- corral,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- encompass,
- enshrine,
- fence in,
- gaol,
- hedge in,
- hem in,
- hold captive,
- hold in captivity,
- hold prisoner,
- house in,
- immure,
- impound,
- imprison,
- include,
- intern,
- jail,
- jug,
- kennel,
- leaguer,
- lock in,
- lock up,
- mew,
- mew up,
- pen,
- pen in,
- pocket,
- quarantine,
- quod,
- rail in,
- shrine,
- shut in,
- shut up,
- stable,
- surround,
- throw into jail,
- wall in,
- wrap,
- yard,
- yard up