51Թ

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imprison

[im-priz-uhn]

verb (used with object)

  1. to confine in or as if in a prison.

    Synonyms: , ,


imprison

/ ɪˈɪə /

verb

  1. (tr) to confine in or as if in prison

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • imprisonable adjective
  • imprisoner noun
  • imprisonment noun
  • reimprison verb (used with object)
  • reimprisonment noun
  • unimprisonable adjective
  • unimprisoned adjective
  • ˈDzԱ noun
  • ˈDzԳԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of imprison1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English enprisonen, from Old French enprisoner, equivalent to en- en- 1 + prison prison + -er infinitive suffix
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As a teenager, he got into a fight with a police officer and was imprisoned for assault.

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Israel compounded its right to deport with the right to imprison, enclose, and kill.

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Although Beech was later imprisoned for making false claims, and her husband's name was cleared, Lady Brittan feels his legacy has been permanently tarnished.

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His own grandfather, he said, was imprisoned in such a camp.

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“My most personal issue had me imprisoned. … It was a different society that I grew up in. Being closeted was the way to survive if you’re LGBTQ.”

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