imprison
Verb
Verb Forms: imprisoned, imprisoning, imprisons
- To confine someone as if in a prison; to jail.
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
- confine as if in a prison
- "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
- To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
Examples
- His opponent tried to imprison his letters with blocks, but he still found a way out.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner. Equivalent to im- + prison.
Synonyms
gaol, immure, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, bang up, bastille, clap up, confine, imprison, lock up, mew up, roof, send down, send to the Tower
Scrabble Score: 12
imprison: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordimprison: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
imprison: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary