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Imprison

/ɪmˈpɹɪzən/

To put in or as if in prison; confine.

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📖 Definitions of "Imprison"

verb

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To put in or as if in prison; confine.

🔄 Synonyms of "Imprison"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gaolnoun	(British) Dated spelling of jail.
jugnoun	A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top.
incarcerateverb	(chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
immureverb	(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
lagnoun	Late.
remandnoun	The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
jailnoun	A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
put behind barsverb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Imprison"

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Word	Definition
incarcerateverb	(chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
gaolverb	(British) Dated spelling of jail.
jailverb	A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
put awayverb	(transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up.
remandverb	To send a prisoner back to custody.
immureverb	(transitive) To cloister, confine, imprison or hole up: to lock someone up or seclude oneself behind walls.
lagverb	To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
jugverb	(transitive, slang) To put into jail.
put behind barsverb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
embarverb	(archaic, transitive) To enclose (as though behind bars); to imprison.
prisonverb	(transitive) To imprison.
sequesterverb	To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
earnverb	(transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
detainverb	(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
trapverb	(transitive) To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
emprisonnoun	Obsolete form of imprison. [(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.]
lock upverb	(transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
inter	To bury in a grave.
commitverb	(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
shut inverb	(transitive) To confine.