imprison

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im·pris·on | \ im-ˈpri-zᵊn

imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons

Definition of imprison

transitive verb

: to put in or as if in prison : confine

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He was imprisoned for murder. He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.

Recent Examples on the Web Bush's administration transformed what had been a quiet Navy outpost on Cuba's southeastern tip into a place to interrogate and imprison people suspected of links to al-Qaida and the Taliban. — Dino Hazell, Star Tribune, 19 July 2021 More people can speak their minds but also imprison themselves with addiction. — Mark Athitakis, USA TODAY, 12 July 2021 The sweeping law criminalizes what authorities deem to be acts of subversion, secession and collusion with foreign forces, and has been used to erode press freedom and imprison pro-democracy activists and government opponents. — Eric Cheung, CNN, 24 June 2021 Ultimately, these biased products, solutions, and strategies are built to profit them and imprison your finances. — Toby Mathis, Forbes, 24 June 2021 Can Biden out-tough the tough Russian autocrat who has not hesitated to invade neighboring countries and imprison and assassinate regime opponents? — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 10 June 2021 Fjerda, the country to the north, has Grisha hunters that kill or imprison people with powers who fight in Ravka's Second Army. — Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire, 29 Apr. 2021 Unfounded fears of teens zonked out on the pot have been weaponized by law-enforcement lobbies, prohibition-minded lawmakers, and unscrupulous grifters as reason why cannabis must remain cause to imprison and impoverish freedom-loving Americans. — Chris Roberts, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 On Monday, Reid was charged with driving while intoxicated, a felony that could potentially imprison him for up to seven years. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2021

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