imprison

[ im-priz-uhn ]

/ ɪmˈprɪz ən /

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verb (used with object)

to confine in or as if in a prison.

Origin of imprison

1250–1300; Middle English enprisonen < Old French enprisoner, equivalent to en- en-¹ + prison prison + -er infinitive suffix

SYNONYMS FOR imprison

incarcerate, jail, restrain.

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OTHER WORDS FROM imprison

im·pris·on·a·ble, adjective im·pris·on·er, noun im·pris·on·ment, noun re·im·pris·on, verb (used with object)

re·im·pris·on·ment, noun un·im·pris·on·a·ble, adjective un·im·pris·oned, adjective

Words nearby imprison

imprimatur, imprimis, imprint, imprinter, imprinting, imprison, improbability, improbable, improbity, impromptu, improper

Example sentences from the Web for imprisoned

When he was first incarcerated, he says some sort of paperwork snafu had him imprisoned under two different, but similar, names.

His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside |Justin Rohrlich |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Krivov held numerous protests to support the imprisoned activists who became known as the “May 6th prisoners.”

Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 |Movements.Org |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is very difficult to sit by helplessly while a friend is imprisoned for a crime that is too implausible to comprehend.

Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 |Movements.Org |December 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
My father has suffered two strokes and endured brain cancer since I was arrested and imprisoned.

An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike |IranWire |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Moreover, a number of journalists have been imprisoned during your presidency.

Iran Journalists to Rouhani: Stop Lying! |IranWire |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Avon now managed to loosen the loop sufficiently 260 to slip it off the imprisoned leg.

The Great Cattle Trail |Edward S. Ellis
All summer long we are imprisoned in foliage, locked up in a leafy embrace.

Plum Pudding |Christopher Morley
Much as she had been longing for his coming, her prayer now was that he should not return until these men were imprisoned.

Heart of the Blue Ridge |Waldron Baily
They were jeered at by the vulgar, fined, imprisoned, or banished by Ministers and Magistrates.

Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris |Henry Labouchre
Hillard released the imprisoned arm, consciously chilled by the tone.

The Lure of the Mask |Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for imprisoned

imprison

/ (ɪmˈprɪzən) /

verb

(tr) to confine in or as if in prison

Derived forms of imprison

imprisoner, noun imprisonment, noun

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imprison

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imprison

verb (used with object)

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