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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
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.