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imprison - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'imprison' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Imprison [ v. t.]
- To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine.
- To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.

Meaning of 'imprison' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . imprison [ v]
Meaning (1):
- confine as if in a prison
Example in sentence:
  • His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone
Meaning (2):
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Example in sentence:
  • the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life;
  • The suspects were imprisoned without trial

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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