English verb: imprison | |||
1. | imprison (social) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||
Samples | The suspects were imprisoned without trial. The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life. | ||
Examples | They want to imprison the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | gaol, immure, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confine, detain | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | imprison (social) confine as if in a prison | ||
Samples | His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confine, detain | ||