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incarcerate Definition

in·car·cer·ate (in kärsər āt′)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

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

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

incarcerate Related Forms
in·car′·cera·tion noun in·car·cera′·tor noun
incarcerate Synonyms

incarcerate

v.

incarcerate Usage Examples

Object

  • hernia: For example, in an incarcerated hernia is the small bowel viable or not?
  • prisoner: This is particularly the case for prisoners incarcerated within a segregated wing.
  • animal: The US is notorious for the lack of protection afforded to animals incarcerated on factory farms.
  • woman: But what does reproductive freedom mean for women who are literally not free - incarcerated women?
  • people: People incarcerated for minor offenses learn how to commit much more serious ones.
  • man: SKINNER: Are you aware that Agent Scully incarcerated four men with the federal marshal's office?

Preposition: for

  • year: Remember the animals that will die alone, incarcerated for years in a barren cage.

Preposition: without

    Modifying Another Word

    • currently: He is currently incarcerated in Spain awaiting extradition to Morocco.
    • there: He was the first person to be incarcerated there for nearly a century.
    • still: Eight British residents are still incarcerated in the US run military prison with no prospect of a trial or release.
    • not: The judicial system, however, did not incarcerate the same number of people from each of the two communities.
    • here: This man doesn't fit the description of any inmate currently incarcerated here.
    • now: Now incarcerated in the attic room Jane confronts her alter-ego " What have you done you've made them hate me?

    Preposition: in

    • dungeon: A very good workshop week, incarcerated in the literary dungeons of York, with some really excellent material.
    • jail: Namburete categorically denied a Domingos claim that only members of Renamo are incarcerated in maximum security jails.
    • prison: After spending such a long time incarcerated in prison, the end is now in sight.
    • camp: With money from his mother he embarks on a terrifying boat journey to Malaysia where he is incarcerated in a refugee camp.
    • hospital: He experiences delusions, is unable to work, and is repeatedly incarcerated in mental hospitals.
    • cell: Incarcerated in a cell at Category A Wakefield Prison for six years, deserted by your wife and children, your life entirely destroyed.