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incarcerative

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in⋅car⋅cer⋅ate

  [v. in-kahr-suh-reyt; adj. in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective
Use incarcerative in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to imprison; confine.
2. to enclose; constrict closely.
–adjective
3. imprisoned.
Origin:
1520–30; < ML incarcerātus ptp. of incarcerāre to imprison, equiv. to in- in- 2 + carcer prison + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅car⋅cer⋅a⋅tion, noun
in⋅car⋅cer⋅a⋅tive, adjective
in⋅car⋅cer⋅a⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. jail, immure, intern.
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Main Entry: in·car·cer·ate
Pronunciation: in-'kär-s&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
Etymology: Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare, from in- in + carcer prison
: IMPRISON —in·car·ce·ra·tion /in-"kär-s&-'rA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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