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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incarcerate \In*car"cer*ate\, a. Imprisoned. --Dr. H. More From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incarcerate \In*car"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incarcerated}; p. pr & vb n. {Incarcerating}.] [Pref. in- in + L. carceratus p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr carcer prison.] 1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. 2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in {Incarcerated hernia} (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: incarcerate v : lock up in jail [syn: {imprison}, {lag}, {immure}, {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
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