In·car·cer·ate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incarcerated p. pr. & vb. n. Incarcerating ]
  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.
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