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Meaning of incarcerate in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪnˈkɑrsəˌreɪt/

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  1. Verb

    incarcerate

    Etymology

    mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as incarceration): from medieval Latin incarcerat-‘imprisoned’, from the verb incarcerare, from in-‘into’ + Latin carcer‘prison’

    Definitions

    1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

    Examples

    • « The suspects were imprisoned without trial »
    • « the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life »

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