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Antonyms for incarcerate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb in-kahr-suh-reyt; adjective in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪnˈkɑr səˌreɪt; adjective ɪnˈkɑr sər ɪt, -səˌreɪt


Definition of incarcerate

Origin :
  • 1550s, a back-formation from incarceration, or else from Medieval Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare "to imprison" (see incarceration). Related: Incarcerated; incarcerating.
  • verb put in jail, confinement
Example sentences :
  • If she attempts to incarcerate you, she might be successful.
  • Extract from : « The "Genius" » by Theodore Dreiser
  • But we could not incarcerate George Prince for being an eavesdropper.
  • Extract from : « Brigands of the Moon » by Ray Cummings
  • "Before you drive me away I will incarcerate you," replied this worthy man.
  • Extract from : « The Crushed Flower and Other Stories » by Leonid Andreyev
  • A magistrate gave orders to the constables to arrest and incarcerate the rest of the Spanish Negroes.
  • Extract from : « History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 » by George W. Williams
  • "If ever I do reach such a state, I hope the family will incarcerate me," rejoined Nan.
  • Extract from : « The Four Corners in Japan » by Amy Ella Blanchard
  • Before attempting to incarcerate him, however, they formally christened him Gyp the Blood.
  • Extract from : « Sube Cane » by Edward Bellamy Partridge
  • Within a month after this meeting, many of these godly men were incarcerate, some in one prison, some in another.
  • Extract from : « Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) » by John Howie
  • The Session therefor recommends to the Magistrates to apprehend and incarcerate her till tryall be had of that matter.
  • Extract from : « Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland » by J. Maxwell Wood
  • "It would be against my duty to permit you to incarcerate this miscreant," he said smoothly.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • You can incarcerate a man for such a length of time that when at last you do give him his liberty he has no love left for it.
  • Extract from : « Sally Bishop » by E. Temple Thurston

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