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incarcerate
/ ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt /
verb
- tr to confine or imprison
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Derived Forms
- inˈcarcerˌator, noun
- inˌcarcerˈation, noun
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Other Words From
- in·car·cer·a·tion [in-kahr-s, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- in·car·cer·a·tive adjective
- in·car·cer·a·tor noun
- un·in·car·cer·at·ed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incarcerate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incarcerate1
C16: from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in- ² + carcer prison
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Example Sentences
A magistrate gave orders to the constables to arrest and incarcerate the rest of the Spanish Negroes.
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"It would be against my duty to permit you to incarcerate this miscreant," he said smoothly.
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You can incarcerate a man for such a length of time that when at last you do give him his liberty he has no love left for it.
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The Session therefor recommends to the Magistrates to apprehend and incarcerate her till tryall be had of that matter.
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Before attempting to incarcerate him, however, they formally christened him Gyp the Blood.
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