incarcerate
[ verb in-kahr-suh-reyt; adjective in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt ]
/ verb ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt /
verb (used with object), in·car·cer·at·ed, in·car·cer·at·ing.
to imprison; confine.
to enclose; constrict closely.
adjective
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Related formsin·car·cer·a·tion, nounin·car·cer·a·tive, adjectivein·car·cer·a·tor, nounun·in·car·cer·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for incarcerated
incarcerate
/ (ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt) /
verb
(tr) to confine or imprison
Derived Formsincarceration, nounincarcerator, noun
Word Origin for incarcerate
C16: from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in- ² + carcer prison
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Word Origin and History for incarcerated
incarcerate
1550s, a back-formation from incarceration, or else from Medieval Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare "to imprison" (see incarceration). Related: Incarcerated; incarcerating.
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Medicine definitions for incarcerated
incarcerated
[ ĭn-kär′sə-rā′tĭd ]
adj.
Confined or trapped, as a hernia.
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