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imprison

American  
[im-priz-uhn] / ɪmˈprɪz ən /

verb (used with object)

  1. to confine in or as if in a prison.

    Synonyms:
    restrain, jail, incarcerate
imprison British  
/ ɪmˈprɪzən /

verb

  1. (tr) to confine in or as if in prison

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Other Word Forms

  • imprisonable adjective
  • imprisoner noun
  • imprisonment noun
  • reimprison verb (used with object)
  • reimprisonment noun
  • unimprisonable adjective
  • unimprisoned adjective

Etymology

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

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