incarcerating

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incarcerating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Incarcerate \In*car"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Incarcerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incarcerating.] [Pref. in-
     in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr.
     carcer prison.]
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     1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.
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     2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.
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     Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the
        constriction can not be easily reduced.
        [1913 Webster] incarcerate