incarcerate

• Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden ins Gefängnis zu stecken oder seiner Freiheit zu berauben, meist als Strafe für eine Straftat.

A verb meaning to imprison or confine someone, typically as a punishment for a crime.

1. ImprisonB2formal

   To lock up or confine someone in a jail or prison.

   Einsperren

   • The court decided to incarcerate the criminal for ten years.
   • The dictator incarcerated his political opponents without trial.
   • He was incarcerated for his role in the robbery.

   Synonymecageconfinedetainimprisoninternjaillock upput behind bars

   Antonymedischargeemancipatefreeliberaterelease

2. Confine broadlyC1formal

   To confine or restrict someone as if in a prison; to trap or enclose.

   Einsperren

   • Her fear of failure incarcerated her in a life of inaction.
   • The prisoner of war was incarcerated in a small cell.
   • The company's bureaucracy seemed to incarcerate all creative ideas.

   Synonymecageconfinedetainencloseimmureimprisoninternjaillock uppenrestrainrestrict

   Antonymeemancipatefreeliberaterelease