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 [ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt]

vb

(tr) to confine or imprison

[from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in-² + carcer prison]

incarceration  n

incarcerator  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 It can cost $50,000 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year.

Translations

incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt] VT → encarcelar

incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑː^rsəreɪt] vt → incarcérer
to be incarcerated → être incarcéré(e)

incarcerate

vt → einkerkern

incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt] vt (frm) → incarcerare

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incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt] vt (frm) → incarcerare