incarcerate

[ verb in-kahr-suh-reyt; adjective in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt ]
/ verb ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt /
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verb (used with object), in·car·cer·at·ed, in·car·cer·at·ing.

to imprison; confine.
to enclose; constrict closely.

adjective

imprisoned.

Origin of incarcerate

1520–30; < Medieval Latin incarcerātus past participle of incarcerāre to imprison, equivalent to in- in-2 + carcer prison + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM incarcerate

in·car·cer·a·tion, noun in·car·cer·a·tive, adjective in·car·cer·a·tor, noun un·in·car·cer·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby incarcerate

incapacitated, incapacity, incapacity benefit, incaparina, incapsulate, incarcerate, incarcerated, incarcerated hernia, incarceration, incardinate, incardination

Words related to incarcerate

detain, jail, confine, imprison, immure, restrict, constrain, intern, settle, restrain, slough, commit, railroad, hold, cage, book, impound, bastille

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British Dictionary definitions for incarcerate

incarcerate
/ (ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to confine or imprison

Derived forms of incarcerate

incarceration, noun incarcerator, noun

Word Origin for incarcerate

C16: from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in- ² + carcer prison