imprison

[ im-priz-uhn ]
/ ɪmˈprɪz ən /
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verb (used with object)

to confine in or as if in a prison.

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Origin of imprison

1250–1300; Middle English enprisonen < Old French enprisoner, equivalent to en- en-1 + prison prison + -er infinitive suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM imprison

Words nearby imprison

imprimatur, imprimis, imprint, imprinter, imprinting, imprison, improbability, improbable, improbity, impromptu, improper
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Words related to imprison

incarcerate, apprehend, detain, jail, commit, hold, remand, nab, constrain, closet, immure, ice, keep, trammel, intern, restrain, stockade, pen, circumscribe, curb

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British Dictionary definitions for imprison

imprison
/ (ɪmˈprɪzən) /

verb

(tr) to confine in or as if in prison

Derived forms of imprison

imprisoner, nounimprisonment, noun
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