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   In·car·cer·ate

   /inˈkärsəˌrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. imprison or confine: "many are incarcerated for property offenses" Similar imprisonput in prisonsend to prisonjaillock uptake into custodyput under lock and keyput awayinternconfinedetainholdput into detentionimmureput in chainsclap in ironshold prisonerhold captivedetain at Her Majesty's pleasureinformal:send downput behind barsput insidebang someone upconfineshut awayshut upcoop upimmurecageOpposite freerelease

   Word Origin mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as incarceration): from medieval Latin incarcerat- ‘imprisoned’, from the verb incarcerare, from in- ‘into’ + Latin carcer ‘prison’.

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   • 1. incarcerator noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › incarcerateIncarcerate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INCARCERATE is to put in prison. Did you know?

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   INCARCERATE definition: 1. to put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison: 2. to keep someone in a closed…. Learn more.

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   INCARCERATE meaning: 1. to put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison: 2. to keep someone in a closed…. Learn more.

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   Incarcerate definition: to imprison; confine. . See examples of INCARCERATE used in a sentence.

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   verb. /ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/ /ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt/ [usually passive] (formal) Verb Forms. incarcerate somebody (in something) to put somebody in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape synonym imprison. Thousands were incarcerated in labour camps. Topics Crime and punishment c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCARCERATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   (ɪnkɑːʳsəreɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense incarcerates , present participle incarcerating , past tense, past participle incarcerated. verb. If people are incarcerated, they are kept in a prison or other place. [formal] They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. [be VERB -ed]

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   incarcerate - 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"

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   verb. /ɪnˈkɑrsəˌreɪt/. [usually passive] incarcerate somebody (in something) (formal) Verb Forms. to put someone in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape synonym imprison Thousands were incarcerated in labor camps.

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    To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law. Wiktionary. Synonyms: put behind bars. remand. put away. gaol. jug. lag. jail. immure. imprison. detain. constrain. confine. commit. cage. lock. Antonyms: free.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryincarcerate definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    incarcerate meaning: to put and keep someone in prison: . Learn more.