Verb: incarcerate in'kaa(r)-su,reyt
- (law) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life";
- imprison, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug [N. Amer, informal], gaol [Brit], put away, remand, prison [archaic]
Derived forms: incarcerated, incarcerates, incarcerating
Encyclopedia: Incarcerate