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| 1. | [ verb ] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | |
| Synonyms: | jail lag put_behind_bars immure jug gaol put_away remand incarcerate | |
| Examples: | "The suspects were imprisoned without trial" "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
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| Related terms: | confine law imprisonment jail captivity prison_guard imprisonment | |
| 2. | [ verb ] confine as if in a prison | |
| Examples: | "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house he does not let them go out without a chaperone" |
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| Related terms: | confine captivity | |
| Similar spelling: |
imprisoned imprecision imprint impression improvise imprecise imperious improvised imprinting impress imperil impropriety impresario imprecisely impersonal imperiously impurity impressment impersonate imperial |
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