Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Incarcerate \In*car"cer*ate\, a.
   Imprisoned. --Dr. H. More.

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.]
   1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.

   2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.

   {Incarcerated hernia} (Med.), hernia in which the
      constriction can not be easily reduced.

Source : WordNet®

incarcerate
     v : lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were
         imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated
         for the rest of his life" [syn: {imprison}, {lag}, {immure},
          {put behind bars}, {jail}, {jug}, {gaol}, {put away}, {remand}]