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Imprison

Imprison Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Imprison? [v] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" [v] confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Imprison: gaol \| immure \| incarcerate \| jail \| jug \| lag \| put away \| put behind bars \| remand Related Terms \| Find terms related to Imprison: bastille \| beleaguer \| beset \| besiege \| blockade \| bolt in \| bound \| box in \| cage \| cast in prison \| chamber \| check \| circumscribe \| clap in jail \| clap up \| close in \| compass \| confine \| constrain \| contain \| coop \| coop in \| coop up \| cordon \| cordon off \| corral \| curb \| detain \| encircle \| enclose \| encompass \| enshrine \| fence in \| gaol \| hedge in \| hem in \| hold captive \| hold in captivity \| hold prisoner \| house in \| immure \| impound \| incarcerate \| include \| intern \| jail \| jug \| kennel \| leaguer \| limit \| lock in \| lock up \| mew \| mew up \| pen \| pen in \| pocket \| prison \| put away \| quarantine \| quod \| rail in \| release \| remand \| restrain \| restrict \| send down \| shrine \| shut in \| shut up \| stable \| surround \| throw into jail \| wall in \| wrap \| yard \| yard up See Also \| confine \| detain Imprison In Webster's Dictionary \Im*pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprisoning}.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See {Prison}.] 1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine. He imprisoned was in chains remediles. --Spenser. 2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way. Try to imprison the resistless wind. --Dryden. Syn: To incarcerate; confine; immure.

Imprison Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Imprison?

[v] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
[v] confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

See Also | confine | detain

Imprison In Webster's Dictionary

\Im*pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprisoned}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Imprisoning}.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F.
emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See
{Prison}.]
1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody;
   to confine.

         He imprisoned was in chains remediles. --Spenser.

2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.

         Try to imprison the resistless wind.  --Dryden.

Syn: To incarcerate; confine; immure.

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