Incarcerate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈkɑː.səˌɹeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Incarcerate is a verb meaning (transitive) To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.
Meaning
(transitive) To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.
More Meanings
- (chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
- (obsolete as a participle, archaic as a participial adjective) Incarcerated: jailed, imprisoned, confined, shut in.
Example Sentences
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In 2021, a judge found that Angola was providing inadequate medical care to its incarcerated population.
Being Incarcerat he put forth a Blaſphemous Paper, not only condemning all the work of Reformation, but alſo the Engliſh Bible in the form as it is now extant; […]
Tolokonnikova has also been an effective public speaker even while incarcerated, but she has spoken out on politics and freedom in general rather than prisoners’ rights.
Word Forms
- incarcerates
- incarcerating
- incarcerated
Synonyms for incarcerate
Depending on context, synonyms include imprison, jail, gaol, jug, immure, lag.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imprison, gaol, jail, remand, immure, lag.
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