Local English word record

imprison

verb · 2 senses

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

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Examples

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

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Synonyms

incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand

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Princeton WordNet 3.0