Definitions

incarcerate

[in-kahr-suh-reyt, in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt] / ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt, ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt /

VERB

put in jail, confinement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confine detain imprison jail lock up

STRONG

book cage commit constrain hold immure impound intern railroad restrain restrict settle slough

WEAK

bastille coop up put away put on ice put under lock and key send up the river take away throw book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go liberate release

STRONG

cancel cease stop

Example Sentences

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For more than a century, California’s approach to incarcerating people has gone mostly like this: Incarcerate them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2021

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