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imprison
/ɪm'prɪzən/
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Definitions of imprison
  1. verb
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
    "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"

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    gaol immure incarcerate jail jug lag put away put behind bars remand
    type of:
    confine detain
  2. verb
    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"
    type of:
    confine detain
Examples of imprison
  • "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
  • "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
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