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[ im-priz-uhn ] / ɪmˈprɪz ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imprison ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to confine in or as if in a prison. Origin of imprison1250–1300; Middle English enprisonen<Old French enprisoner, equivalent to en-en- 1 + prisonprison + -er infinitive suffix SYNONYMS FOR imprisonincarcerate, jail, restrain. SEE SYNONYMS FOR imprison ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM imprisonim·pris·on·a·ble, adjectiveim·pris·on·er, nounim·pris·on·ment, nounre·im·pris·on, verb (used with object) re·im·pris·on·ment, nounun·im·pris·on·a·ble, adjectiveun·im·pris·oned, adjective Words nearby imprisonimprimatur, imprimis, imprint, imprinter, imprinting, imprison, improbability, improbable, improbity, impromptu, improper Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imprisonElsewhere, she tells her inamorata, “It does not matter if you elude my arms/my dear, when thought alone can imprison you.” Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Why did it take so long to imprison the men responsible for this terrible crime? 40 years for Justice: Did the FBI Cover for the Birmingham Bombers?|Gary May|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST It was ‘us vs. them,’ and ‘we need to kill or imprison them all.’ ‘Shadow Dancer’ Explores Post-Thatcher’s London During the Troubles|Marlow Stern|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST But the villagers, headed by the chief Manyenga, takes his money and imprison him. This Week’s Hot Reads: May 14, 2012|Jimmy So|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Every world citizen, he said, “deserves the right to defend themselves from those who exploit, imprison, or kill them.” Newt Gingrich Calls for Universal Right to Bear Arms at NRA Forum|Michael Ames|April 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST No paint nor painter could imprison that untamed bit of Satanic mischief on any canvas that ever grew! Miss Billy's Decision|Eleanor H. Porter Urraca was so imprudent in her manner of life that the Battler saw fit to imprison her in a castle. A History of Spain|Charles E. Chapman Many have their Talents imprison'd, by being of the hated and sinking Side. 'Of Genius', in The Occasional Paper, and Preface to The Creation|Aaron Hill Again, how could they fine and imprison their own flesh and blood? For Faith and Freedom|Walter Besant Normals could kill or imprison him, while a Controller would have a hard time doing either, directly. The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
British Dictionary definitions for imprison
verb(tr) to confine in or as if in prison Derived forms of imprisonimprisoner, nounimprisonment, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to imprisonincarcerate, apprehend, detain, jail, commit, hold, remand, lock up, nab, constrain, closet, immure, ice, keep, trammel, intern, restrain, stockade, pen, circumscribe |