What is "imprison" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does imprison mean in English? Meaning of imprison definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "imprison" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "imprison": lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Verb

Meaning: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

Example: The suspects were imprisoned without trial the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life

Synonyms: gaol immure imprison incarcerate jail jug lag put away put behind bars remand

Hypernyms: confine detain

Meaning of "imprison": confine as if in a prison

Verb

Meaning: confine as if in a prison

Example: His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone

Synonyms: imprison

Hypernyms: confine detain

Synonyms:

incarcerate, apprehend, detain, jail, commit, hold, nab, constrain, closet, immure, ice, keep, trammel, intern, restrain, stockade, pen, circumscribe, curb, limit, cage, check, occlude, impound, bottle up, put away, remand, lock up, bastille, fence in, hold captive, hold hostage, hold in custody, keep captive, keep in custody, lock in, put behind bars, rail in, send to prison, send up, shut in, take prisoner,

Antonyms:

release, liberate, cease, aid, assist, permit, free, let go, stop, help, allow,

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