Definition of incarcerate
Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin incarceratus, pp. of incarcerare ("to imprison") < Latin in ("in") + carcer ("a prison").
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈkɑ:.sə.ɹeɪt/
Verb
to 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.
- To confine.
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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
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