imprison
To imprison someone is to put them in a prison cell. If you imprison someone, you're preventing them from leaving.
The prisoner was imprisoned for trying to escape.
The prisoner was imprisoned for protesting against the government.
To imprison someone is to put them in a prison cell. If you imprison someone, you're preventing them from leaving.
The prisoner was imprisoned for trying to escape.
The prisoner was imprisoned for protesting against the government.
verb
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Synonyms:
verb
confine as if in a prison
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He was arrested and imprisoned upon his disembarkation.
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He was arrested for disloyalty and imprisoned in Fort Lafayette in 1862.
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It is to imprison someone to detain.
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The song deals with the imprisonment of inmate.
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Their dominion is a continuance of the original imprisonment.
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They imprisoned many political leaders.
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The pursuit to capture life, to imprison reality and to trap a scene forever is a worthy endeavor when applied to one field of art photography.
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It is the imprisonment of the people within their own homes.
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Some are punishable by death or life imprisonment.
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He is resentful of the world for his imprisonment.