incarcerate (redirected from incarcerating)

in·car·cer·ate  (n-kärs-rt)

tr.v. in·car·cer·at·ed, in·car·cer·at·ing, in·car·cer·ates

1. To put into jail.

2. To shut in; confine.

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[Medieval Latin incarcerre, incarcert- : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin carcer, prison.]

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in·carcer·ation n.

in·carcer·ator n.

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incarcerate

Verb

[-ating, -ated] Formal to confine or imprison [Latin in- in + carcer prison]

incarceration n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

incarcerate - 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" gaol, immure, imprison, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put away law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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incarcerate

verb imprison, confine, detain, lock up, restrict, restrain, intern, send down Brit. impound, coop up, throw in jail, put under lock and key, immure, jail or gaol

Translations

incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt] vt → encarcelar

incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt] vt → incarcérer

incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt] vt → einkerkern

incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt] vt → imprigionare