incarcerated

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incarcerated

  • /ɪŋˈkɑː(ɹ)səɹeɪtɪd/

adjective

  1. not comparable Imprisoned.
  2. not comparable Of an organ or tissue, physically trapped, confined, or wedged into an abnormal position and that cannot return to its natural location.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of incarcerate

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Closest in meaning: accommodated, arrested, committal, confined, convicts, custody, detained, detainee, detainees, detention, gaoled, held, housed, imprisoned, imprisonment, inmate

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"incarcerated." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/incarcerated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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incarcerated. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/incarcerated

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"incarcerated." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/incarcerated.

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@misc{incarcerated_2026,
  title = {incarcerated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incarcerated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}