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IMPRISON: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for IMPRISON?

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Imprison as a Verb
Definitions of "Imprison" as a verb
Synonyms of "Imprison" as a verb (32 Words)
Usage Examples of "Imprison" as a verb
Associations of "Imprison" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Imprison” are: gaol, immure, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, put in prison, send to prison, lock up, take into custody, put under lock and key, intern, confine, detain, hold prisoner, hold captive, hold, put into detention, put in chains, put in irons, clap in irons, incarcerated, jailed, locked up, interned, detained, held prisoner, held captive, clapped in irons

Imprison as a Verb

Definitions of "Imprison" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “imprison” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Confine as if in a prison.
Put or keep in prison or a place like a prison.
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.

Synonyms of "Imprison" as a verb (32 Words)

clap in irons	Clap one’s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval.
clapped in irons	Cause to strike the air in flight.
confine	Restrict or confine. She was confined for nearly a month.
detain	Stop or halt. Customs officers may detain* goods for up to two days.*
detained	Stop or halt.
gaol	Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.
held captive	Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.
held prisoner	Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.
hold	Contain or hold have within. What s holding that mirror.
hold captive	Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense.
hold prisoner	Hold the attention of.
immure	Enclose or confine (someone) against their will. Her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum.
incarcerate	Imprison or confine. The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life.
incarcerated	Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.
intern	Work as an intern. The family were interned for the duration of the war as enemy aliens.
interned	Work as an intern.
jail	Lock up or confine in or as in a jail. The driver was jailed for two years.
jailed	Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.
jug	Stew in an earthenware jug. Jug the rabbit.
lag	Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss. They waited for Tim who was lagging behind.
lock up	Keep engaged.
locked up	Become engaged or intermeshed with one another.
put away	Attribute or give.
put behind bars	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
put in chains	Attribute or give.
put in irons	Cause (someone) to undergo something.
put in prison	Estimate.
put into detention	Attribute or give.
put under lock and key	Cause (someone) to undergo something.
remand	Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. He was remanded in custody for a week.
send to prison	Assign to a station.
take into custody	Have sex with; archaic use.

Usage Examples of "Imprison" as a verb

He was imprisoned three times for his activities.
His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone.
The suspects were imprisoned without trial.

Associations of "Imprison" (30 Words)

apprehend	Anticipate (something) with uneasiness or fear. He is a man that apprehends death no more dreadfully but as a drunken sleep.
arrest	The action of seizing someone and taking them into custody. At least 69 arrests were made.
banish	Send (someone) away from a country or place as an official punishment. Banish bad thoughts.
capture	A person or thing that has been captured. Capture the essence of Spring.
committal	The official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital. Committal proceedings.
confine	Restrict or confine. He was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu.
convict	A person who has been convicted of a criminal offense. The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced.
criminal	Involving or being or having the nature of a crime. These men are dangerous criminals.
dark	Of a person having dark skin hair or eyes. He was in the dark* concerning their intentions.*
deport	Behave in a certain manner. He was deported to Turkey for his public condemnation of the Shah.
deportation	The act of expelling a person from their native land. His deportation* to a penal colony.*
detention	The punishment of being kept in school after hours. Masters gave lines or detentions.
dungeon	Imprison someone in a dungeon.
execute	Carry out or perform an action. Not only does she execute* embroideries she designs them too.*
exile	A person who lives away from their native country, either from choice or compulsion. The return of political exiles.
expatriate	A person who is voluntarily absent from home or country. The poet was then expatriated from France.
expel	Force to leave or move out. She expelled a shuddering breath.
extradite	Hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed. Brazil refused to extradite* him to Britain.*
fetter	Restrain with fetters. He lay bound with fetters of iron.
ghetto	Formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live. A middle class ghetto* of prosperous professionals.*
incarcerate	Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. Many are incarcerated for property offences.
infernal	An inhabitant of Hell. His roar made the infernals quake.
intern	Work as an intern. The family were interned for the duration of the war as enemy aliens.
jail	Lock up or confine in or as in a jail. He spent 15 years in jail.
parole	Release a prisoner on parole. I took their paroles of honour.
police	Of a police force have the duty of maintaining law and order in or at an area or event. The regulations will be policed by factory inspectors.
prison	A prisonlike situation a place of seeming confinement. He died in prison.
quest	The act of searching for something. The dog went off and quested.
siege	A group of herons. Siege warfare.
warrant	Justify or necessitate (a course of action. The vendor warrants the accuracy of the report.