Meaning of INCARCERATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]in'kârsurit, [v]in'kârsu`reyt, in'kârsu`reyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] 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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| | Synonyms: | | gaol, immure, imprison, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand |
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| | See Also: | | confine, detain | |
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\In*car"cer*ate\, v. 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.
\In*car"cer*ate\, a.
Imprisoned. --Dr. H. More.
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| | Related Terms: | | bastille, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bolt in, bound, box in, cage, cast in prison, chamber, clap in jail, clap up, close in, compass, confine, constrain, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, corral, encircle, enclose, encompass, enshrine, fence in, gaol, hedge in, hem in, hold captive, hold in captivity, hold prisoner, house in, immure, impound, imprison, include, intern, jail, jug, kennel, leaguer, lock in, lock up, mew, mew up, pen, pen in, pocket, quarantine, quod, rail in, shrine, shut in, shut up, stable, surround, throw into jail, wall in, wrap, yard, yard up |
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