incarcerate

incarcerate
Synonyms and related words:
bastille, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bolt in, bound, box in, cage, cast in prison, chamber, clap in jail, clap up, close in, compass, confine, constrain, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, corral, encircle, enclose, encompass, enshrine, fence in, gaol, hedge in, hem in, hold captive, hold in captivity, hold prisoner, house in, immure, impound, imprison, include, intern, jail, jug, kennel, leaguer, lock in, lock up, mew, mew up, pen, pen in, pocket, quarantine, quod, rail in, shrine, shut in, shut up, stable, surround, throw into jail, wall in, wrap, yard, yard up

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  • incarcerate — in·car·cer·ate /in kär sə ˌrāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing [Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare, from in in + carcer prison]: imprison in·car·ce·ra·tion /in ˌkär sə rā shən/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

  • Incarcerate — In*car cer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incarcerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incarcerating}.] [Pref. in in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.] [1913 Webster] 1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incarcerate — in*car cer*ate, incarcerated in*car cer*at*ed, a. Imprisoned. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • incarcerate — (v.) 1550s, a back formation from incarceration, or else from M.L. incarceratus, pp. of incarcerare to imprison (see INCARCERATION (Cf. incarceration)). Related: Incarcerated; incarcerating …   Etymology dictionary

  • incarcerate — *imprison, jail, immure, intern Analogous words: confine, circumscribe, restrict, iimit …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • incarcerate — [v] put in jail, confinement bastille, book*, cage*, commit, confine, constrain, coop up*, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, intern, jail, lock up, put away, put on ice*, put under lock and key*, railroad*, restrain, restrict, send up the… …   New thesaurus

  • incarcerate — ► VERB ▪ imprison or confine. DERIVATIVES incarceration noun. ORIGIN Latin incarcerare, from carcer prison …   English terms dictionary

  • incarcerate — [in kär′sər āt΄] vt. incarcerated, incarcerating [< ML incarceratus, pp. of incarcerare, to imprison < L in, in + carcer, prison] 1. to imprison; jail 2. to shut up; confine incarceration n. incarcerator n …   English World dictionary

  • incarcerate — UK [ɪnˈkɑː(r)səreɪt] / US [ɪnˈkɑrsəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms incarcerate : present tense I/you/we/they incarcerate he/she/it incarcerates present participle incarcerating past tense incarcerated past participle incarcerated formal to… …   English dictionary

  • incarcerate — verb Incarcerate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑prisoner …   Collocations dictionary

  • incarcerate — [[t]ɪnkɑ͟ː(r)səreɪt[/t]] incarcerates, incarcerating, incarcerated VERB If people are incarcerated, they are kept in a prison or other place. [FORMAL] [be V ed] They were incarcerated for the duration of the war... [V n] It can cost $40,000 to… …   English dictionary

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