imprison
to confine in or as if in a prison.
Origin of imprison
1Other words for imprison
Other words from imprison
- im·pris·on·a·ble, adjective
- im·pris·on·er, noun
- im·pris·on·ment, noun
- re·im·pris·on, verb (used with object)
- re·im·pris·on·ment, noun
- un·im·pris·on·a·ble, adjective
- un·im·pris·oned, adjective
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How to use imprison in a sentence
The capricious and inhumane imprisoning of the feminist activists from Pussy Riot.
Even as the nuclear deal was being negotiated, the Iranian government was furiously imprisoning bloggers, lawyers and journalists.
How America’s Nuclear Deal Sold Out Iran’s Liberals | David Keyes & Ahmad Batebi | December 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTurkey, according to the report, was currently imprisoning eight journalists.
Has the Committee to Protect Journalists Betrayed Turkey's Journalists? | Oray Egin | December 21, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe military is killing minorities and imprisoning dissidents.
Many Lebanese accuse Gaddafi of killing or imprisoning Sadr, while Libya claims that the cleric boarded a plane for Rome.
The pleasant green hills gave place to imprisoning mesas, with red sides that looked like battlements.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanImprisoning slopes seemed to be shutting them in without surcease, and Helen looked in vain for any aid.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanThe moment the brute touched the bait the falling door slid down, imprisoning the prowler.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathBesides, my friend: every Egyptian we imprison means imprisoning two Roman soldiers to guard him.
Caesar and Cleopatra | George Bernard ShawBut, after all, it is equally strange why a creditor should take pleasure in imprisoning a debtor.
The Law and the Poor | Edward Abbott Parry
British Dictionary definitions for imprison
/ (ɪmˈprɪzən) /
(tr) to confine in or as if in prison
Derived forms of imprison
- imprisoner, noun
- imprisonment, noun
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