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: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)