Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incarcerate"
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) 1.7 (wn)
incarcerate
v : lock up in jail [syn: {imprison}, {lag}, {immure}, {put
behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]
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