English Dictionary
Definition of “incarcerate”
incarcerate (ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt
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Definitions
verb
- (tr) to confine or imprison
Alternative Forms
inˌcarcerˈation noun inˈcarcerˌator noun Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in-² + carcer prison
Synonyms
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imprison,
confine,
detain,
lock up,
restrict,
restrain,
intern,
send down,
impound,
coop up,
throw in jail put under lock and key
immure,
jail or gaol
Usage examples
It is not difficult to read within Michel Foucault's lines that people who incarcerate others for ``madness' gain power and control.
British Medical Journal (2002)There is absolutely no need, therefore, to incarcerate them in internment camps.
Times, Sunday Times (2001)Such was the hatred they roused among the people, that even the despotic Henry VII felt obliged to incarcerate them in the Tower of London.
Routledge, Paul, Madam Speaker - The Life of Betty Boothroyd (1995)
