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View usage for: (ɪnkɑːʳsəreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense incarcerates, present participle incarcerating, past tense, past participle incarceratedverbIf 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] It can cost $40,000 to $50,000 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year. [VERB noun] Synonyms: imprison, confine, detain, lock up More Synonyms of incarcerate incarceration uncountable noun ...her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital. Synonyms: confinement, restraint, imprisonment, detention More Synonyms of incarcerate incarcerate in British English (ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt) verb(transitive) to confine or imprison Derived forms incarceration (inˌcarcerˈation) noun incarcerator (inˈcarcerˌator) noun Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in-2 + carcer prison incarcerate in American English (ɪnˈkɑrsərˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: inˈcarcerˌated or inˈcarcerˌating Derived forms incarceration (inˌcarcerˈation) noun incarcerator (inˈcarcerˌator) noun Word origin < ML incarceratus, pp. of incarcerare, to imprison < L in, in + carcer, prison Examples of 'incarcerate' in a sentenceincarcerate In other languagesincarcerate British English: incarcerate VERB If people are incarcerated, they are kept in a prison or other place. They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. - American English: incarcerate
- Brazilian Portuguese: encarcerar
- Chinese: 监禁
- European Spanish: encarcelar
- French: incarcérer
- German: einkerkern
- Italian: imprigionare
- Japanese: 拘禁する
- Korean: 감금하다
- European Portuguese: encarcerar
- Latin American Spanish: encarcelar
Definition to confine or imprison The general was incarcerated for life. Synonyms lock up restrict send down (British) impound coop up throw in jail put under lock and key immure (archaic) jail or gaol Nearby words ofincarcerate - incapacitated
- incapacity
- incapsulate
- incarcerate
- incarceration
- incarnate
- incarnation
Additional synonymsDefinition to imprison, esp. during wartime He was interned as an enemy at the outbreak of the war. Synonyms imprison, hold, confine, detain, hold in custody Definition to deprive (someone) of liberty Police restrained her on July 28. Synonyms imprison, hold, arrest, jail, bind, chain, confine, detain, tie up, lock up, fetter, manacle, pinion |