incarcerate

Etymology
From, past participle of , from + , meaning "put behind lines (bars)" – Latin root is of a lattice or grid. Related to and. See also and.

Verb

 * 1)  To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
 * 2) To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.
 * 1) To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.

Usage notes

 * As a Latinate term, somewhat formal, compared to . However, the term is, even in casual settings, used chiefly and frequently in the United States.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: хвърлям в затвора
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: indespære,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:, imprisonner
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: cuir i ngéibheann
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish: ,
 * Latin: ,
 * Maori: mauhere, whakaherehere
 * Occitan:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, encarcerar,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: заключа́ть в тюрьму́, заключи́ть в тюрьму́
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:, , ,
 * Turkish: ,

Adjective

 * 1)  Incarcerated.