Imprison (Verb)
Meaning 1
Confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The authoritarian government was known to imprison anyone who spoke out against its policies.
- The abuser emotionally imprisoned his partner, controlling every aspect of their life.
- Her disability had physically imprisoned her in a wheelchair, but she did not let it define her.
- The victim felt imprisoned by the thief who was holding them at knife point.
- The new parents initially felt emotionally imprisoned by their infant's constant demands and lack of sleep.
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Meaning 2
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.