incarcerate

• Verbe signifiant enfermer quelqu'un en prison ou restreindre sa liberté, généralement comme punition pour un crime.

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.

   Incarcérer

   • 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.

   Synonymescageconfinedetainimprisoninternjaillock upput behind bars

   Antonymesdischargeemancipatefreeliberaterelease

2. Confine broadlyC1formal

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

   Confiner largement

   • 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.

   Synonymescageconfinedetainencloseimmureimprisoninternjaillock uppenrestrainrestrict

   Antonymesemancipatefreeliberaterelease