INCARCERATE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

incarcerate

verb

in-ˈkär-sə-ˌrāt

Definition of incarcerate

as in to imprison

to put in or as if in prison the state incarcerated over 1900 people last year

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Recent Examples of incarcerate He is currently incarcerated at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025 An estimated 120,000 people with Japanese heritage, including those with U.S. citizenship, were incarcerated during the war. —Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025 No matter what your views are on Israel & Palestine, we should all be terrified of a government incarcerating its residents for their political opinions. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025 Six guards were charged with murder last month in the December death of Robert Brooks, who was incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility, across the street from the Mid-State prison. —Michael Hill, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incarcerate