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incarcerate

verb

/ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt/

Meaning

to imprison or confine someone

The authorities incarcerated the criminal after the trial.

imprison, jail, confine, detain, lock up

release, free, liberate

incarcerate criminals, incarcerated population, wrongfully incarcerated, incarcerate offenders

to arrange something again in a different way for greater efficiency or order

To give someone the courage or confidence to do something.

to take part in an event or activity

to suffer or cause to suffer from extreme hunger

Placed in a particular class or group.

to send someone away, often as a punishment; to get rid of something unwanted