v.
Pronunciation: in- ' kär-s ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare, from in- + carcer prison
Date: 1560
1 : to put in prison
2 : to subject to confinement
– in · car · cer · a · tion \ ( ˌ )in- ˌ kär-s ə - ' r ā -sh ə n \ noun