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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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM imprison

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Words related to imprison

apprehend, commit, detain, hold, incarcerate, jail, lock up, remand, cage, check, circumscribe, closet, constrain, curb, ice, immure, impound, intern, keep, limit

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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