'Incarcerate' definitions:

Definition of 'incarcerate'

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verb
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [syn: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand]

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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