imprison
pronunciation
How to pronounce imprison in British English:
UK [ɪmˈprɪzn]
How to pronounce imprison in American English:
US [ɪmˈprɪzn]
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- Verb:
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
- confine as if in a prison
Word Origin
- imprison (v.)
- c. 1300, from Old French emprisoner (12c.), from em- "in" (see in- (2)) + prison (see prison). Related: Imprisoned; imprisoning.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The eu has signed a deal with kenya to imprison captured pirates .
- 2. A policy of trying to imprison the palestinians has left their jailer strangely besieged .
- 3. There were no restrictions on the government 's ability to detain and imprison persons at will or to hold them incommunicado .
- 4. To arrest and imprison such a child is an admission that psychology , science and society don 't understand what 's happening and what to do about it .
- 5. So a judge will quite sincerely tell you how he has no choice but to imprison a non-violent person for 20 years because of mandatory sentencing and he 's right but then , over lunch , he 'll tell you how much he regrets doing so .