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incarcerate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'incarcerate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incarcerate [ a.]
- Imprisoned.
2 . Incarcerate [ v. t.]
- To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.
- To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.

Meaning of 'incarcerate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incarcerate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Example in sentence:
  • the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life;
  • The suspects were imprisoned without trial

Nearby Words:

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