Definition of Incarcerate

1. Verb. Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. "They want to incarcerate the prisoners "; "The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

Exact synonyms: Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Jail, Jug, Lag, Put Away, Put Behind Bars, Remand
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Confine, Detain
Derivative terms: Gaol, Gaoler, Immurement, Imprisonment, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Jail, Jailer, Jailor, Remand

Definition of Incarcerate

1. v. t. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.

2. a. Imprisoned.

Definition of Incarcerate

1. Verb. To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law. ¹

2. Verb. To confine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incarcerate

1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Medical Definition of Incarcerate

1. 1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or priso. 2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in. Incarcerated hernia, hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced. Origin: Pref. In- in + L. Carceratus, p. P. Of carcerare to imprison, fr. Carcer prison. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incarcerate

incapacitated
incapacitates
incapacitating
incapacitation
incapacitations
incapacitative
incapacities
incapacity
incapsulate
incapsulated
incapsulates
incapsulating
incapsulation
incapsulations
incarcerable
incarcerate (current term)
incarcerated
incarcerated hernia
incarcerated placenta
incarcerates
incarcerating
incarceration
incarceration symptom
incarcerations
incarcerator
incardinate
incardinated
incardinates
incardinating
incardination

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