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Webster 1913 Edition
Incarcerate
In-car′cer-ate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Incarcerated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Incarcerating
.] [Pref.
in-
in + L. carceratus
, p. p. of carcerare
to imprison, fr. carcer
prison.] 1.
To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.
2.
To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.
Incarcerated hernia
(Med.)
, hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced.
Webster 1828 Edition
Incarcerate
INC`ARCERATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To imprison; to confine in a jail.2.
To confine; to shut up or inclose.INC`ARCERATE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
incarcerate
incarcerate
English
Verb
incarcerate (third-person singular simple present incarcerates, present participle incarcerating, simple past and past participle incarcerated)
- To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
- 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, "Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):
- Tolokonnikova has also been an effective public speaker even while incarcerated, but she has spoken out on politics and freedom in general rather than prisoners’ rights.
- 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, "Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):
- To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.
Usage notes
As a Latinate term, somewhat formal, compared to imprison.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to lock away in prison
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External links
- incarcerate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- incarcerate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian
Verb
incarcerate
- second-person plural present of incarcerare
- second-person plural imperative of incarcerare
- feminine plural past participle of incarcerare