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disincarcerate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To liberate from prison.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incarcerate English disincarcerate From dis- + incarcerate.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: scarcerare — liberate from prison
  • Spanish: desincarcerar — liberate from prison