imprison
verb (used with object)
to confine in or as if in a prison.
imprisoner
-
a word derived from
imprison.
Example Sentences
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So far, we have not figured out how to lock up a child without perpetuating degradation for the both the imprisoned and the imprisoner, no matter how wholesome the endeavor sounds.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2021
We would still be the world’s leading imprisoner.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2015
Tasso could not always conceal his contempt of his imprisoner from the ducal servants.
From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Torquato Tasso
