imprison means to put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.
imprison is pronounced /ɪmˈpɹɪzən/.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English imprisonen, emprisounen, emprisonen, from Old French emprisonner. Equivalent to im- + prison.
verb
- To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.“One of the village's most notable sons was Thomas Grantham, a Baptist church leader born in 1634, who was persecuted and imprisoned in the struggle for nonconformist beliefs during the reign of Charles II.”
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