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im·pris·on
(ĭm-prĭz′ən)tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons
To put in or as if in prison; confine.
[Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en-, in (from Latin in-; see in-2) + prison, prison; see prison.]
im·pris′on·a·ble adj.
im·pris′on·ment n.
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Adj. | 1. | imprisoned - being in captivity unfree - hampered and not free; not able to act at will |
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imprisoned
adjective jailed, confined, locked up, inside (slang), in jail, captive, behind bars, put away, interned, incarcerated, in irons, under lock and key, immured imprisoned for nonconformist preaching
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