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incarcerate definition

in·car·cer·ate (in kär′sər āt′)

transitive verb incarcerated -·at′ed, incarcerating -·at′·ing

  1. to imprison; jail
  2. to shut up; confine

Etymology: < ML incarceratus, pp. of incarcerare, to imprison < L in, in + carcer, prison

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