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    incarcerate
    /ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/

    verb

    • 1. imprison or confine: "many are incarcerated for property offences" Similar imprisonput in prisonsend to prisonjailOpposite freerelease

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINCARCERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of incarcerate, a formal verb that means to put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with related words and phrases.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › incarcerateIncarcerate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the verb incarcerate, which means to put in prison or to subject to confinement. See examples of incarcerate in sentences and related words in the dictionary.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINCARCERATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of incarcerate, a formal verb that means to put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison. See how to use it in sentences and compare it with related words and phrases.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINCARCERATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If 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.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › incarcerateINCARCERATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Incarcerate definition: to imprison; confine. . See examples of INCARCERATE used in a sentence.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › incarcerateIncarcerate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the verb incarcerate when you need to put someone behind bars in a big way, meaning, send them to prison, like those who, after being found guilty of a crime and sentenced, become incarcerated. The word incarcerate entered the English language in the sixteenth century, tracing back to the Latin word meaning “imprisoned.”

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › incarcerateincarcerate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    incarcerate somebody (in something) to put somebody in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape synonym imprison. Thousands were incarcerated in labour camps. Topics Crime and punishment c2

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