Definitions for incarcerate
ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪtin·car·cer·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandverb

   lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

   "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incarcerateverb

   To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

2. incarcerateverb

   To confine.

3. Etymology: From incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare, from in + carcer, meaning "put behind lines (bars)" – Latin root is of a lattice or grid. Related to cancel and chancel.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Incarcerateverb

   To imprison; to confine. It is used in the Scots law to denote imprisoning or confining in a gaol; otherwise it is seldom found.

   Etymology: incarcero, Latin.

   The pestilent contagion may be propagated by those dense bodies, that easily incarcerate the infected air; as woollen cloaths. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incarcerate

   Imprisonment is the restraint of a person's liberty, for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is "false imprisonment". Imprisonment does not necessarily imply a place of confinement, with bolts and bars, but may be exercised by any use or display of force (such as placing one in handcuffs), lawfully or unlawfully, wherever displayed, even in the open street. People become prisoners, wherever they may be, by the mere word or touch of a duly authorized officer directed to that end. Usually, however, imprisonment is understood to imply an actual confinement in a jail or prison employed for the purpose according to the provisions of the law.Sometimes gender imbalances occur in imprisonment rates, with incarceration of males proportionately more likely than incarceration of females.

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1. incarcerate

   To incarcerate means to confine or imprison someone, typically as a punishment for committed crimes. This action usually implies putting the person in jail, prison, or another corrective institution.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incarcerateverb

   to imprison; to confine in a jail or prison

2. Incarcerateverb

   to confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in

3. Incarcerateadjective

   imprisoned

4. Etymology: [Pref. in- in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr. carcer prison.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incarcerate

   in-kär′sėr-āt, v.t. to imprison: to confine.—n. Incarcerā′tion, imprisonment: (surg.) obstinate constriction or strangulation. [L. in, in, carcer, a prison.]

How to pronounce incarcerate?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incarcerate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incarcerate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of incarcerate in a Sentence

1. Julian Castro:

   Let's be very clear, the reason that they're separating these little children from their families is that they're using Section 1325 of that act, which criminalizes coming across the border to incarcerate the parents and then separate them. Some of us on this stage have called to end that section, to terminate it. Some, like Congressman O'Rourke, have not. And I want to challenge all of the candidates to do that.

2. Joseph Cataldo:

   It's never in society's best interest to incarcerate for the content of their speech where there was not a specific statute that criminalizes such speech at the time it was made.

3. Mark Kantrowitz:

   It is cheaper to educate than to incarcerate.

4. Attorney General Maura Healey:

   I speak as a member of law enforcement when I say we are not going to arrest or incarcerate our way out of this, this is a disease.

5. Robert Boyd:

   If you don't invest in them now, you're just going to have to build more prisons, and that just seems like that's what the plan is. They won't educate you. But they'll incarcerate you in a minute.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incarcerate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incarcerate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incarcerate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarcerate
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incarcerate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=incarcerate