incarcerate
11incarcerate — [[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… …
12incarcerate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare, from in + carcer prison Date: 1560 1. to put in prison 2. to subject to confinement • incarceration noun …
13incarcerate — incarceration, n. incarcerative, adj. incarcerator, n. v. /in kahr seuh rayt /; adj. /in kahr seuhr it, seuh rayt /, v., incarcerated, incarcerating, adj. v.t. 1. to imprison; confine. 2. to enclose; constrict closely. adj. 3. imprisoned. [ …
14incarcerate — verb /ɪnˈkɑː.sə.ɹeɪt/ a) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law. b) To confine. Syn: imprison, jail See Also: carceral, carcerate …
15incarcerate — 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,… …
16incarcerate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. imprison (see restraint). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. jail, detain, confine; see enclose 1 , imprison . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. jail, imprison, lock up, *throw in the slammer, confine, hold… …
17incarcerate — in|car|ce|rate [ınˈka:səreıt US a:r ] v [T usually passive] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of incarcerare, from carcer prison ] to put or keep someone in prison = ↑imprison ▪ He spent nearly half his life incarcerated …
18incarcerate — in|car|cer|ate [ ın karsə,reıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to put someone in prison: IMPRISON ╾ in|car|cer|a|tion [ ın,karsə reıʃn ] noun uncount …
19incarcerate — in·car·cer·ate || ɪn kÉ‘rsÉ™reɪt / kÉ‘Ës v. imprison, jail, confine, detain …
20incarcerate — [ɪn kα:səreɪt] verb imprison or confine. Derivatives incarceration noun incarcerator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as incarceration): from med. L. incarcerat , incarcerare, based on L. carcer prison …
