imprison

imprison

6 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

1. v. t. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine. Source: opted
2. v. t. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way. Source: opted
3. v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail Source: wordnet
4. v. confine as if in a prison Source: wordnet
5. 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. Source: webster
6. v:100 v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail v. confine as if in a prison; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" Source: ecdict

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