What is the meaning of incarcerate?

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.
- usage: "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
- synonyms: imprison, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand

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APA	WordNet. (2010). Incarcerate. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/incarcerate/definitions/1286768
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "Incarcerate" http://smartdefine.org/incarcerate/definitions/1286768 (accessed September 20, 2026).
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MLA	WordNet. "Incarcerate" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/incarcerate/definitions/1286768>

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